Re: [PATCH 03/10] glossary: expand and clarify some definitions, prune cross-references

From: Jakub Narebski <jnareb@gmail.com>
Date: May 14, 2007, 17:00 UTC
Message-ID: <f2a4b4$ein$3@sea.gmane.org>
In-Reply-To: <5520.48510076037$1179156136@news.gmane.org>

J. Bruce Fields wrote:

> +[[def_detached_HEAD]]detached HEAD::
> +       Normally HEAD refers to the tip of a
> +       <<def_branch,branch>>.

Normally HEAD refers to the branch _name_ (names current branch). From this sentence one can think that normally HEAD is pointer to commit which is tip of current branch.

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Jakub Narebski
Warsaw, Poland
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