From: Junio C Hamano <gitster@pobox.com>
Date: Thu, 22 Oct 2026 22:18:42 GMT
Subject: Re: [PATCH 0/5] root refs vs pseudorefs
Message-ID: <xmqqqzhhcrb1.fsf@gitster.g>
In-Reply-To: <20261022212903.177261-1-andy.koppe@gmail.com>

Andy Koppe <andy.koppe@gmail.com> writes:

> Since 993d57eded (refs: pseudorefs are no refs, 2024-05-15), the term
> "pseudoref" has been restricted to FETCH_HEAD and MERGE_HEAD, which are
> not stored in the ref backends, while other refs outside of "refs/",
> such as HEAD and ORIG_HEAD, are called root refs. However, a fair number
> of docs, comments, messages and tests still use "pseudoref" in its old
> sense. And while the glossary describes the rules for refs in the root
> of the hierarchy, it does not explicitly define the term, even though
> "git for-each-ref --include-root-refs" uses it.

Thanks.  Overall this was a pleasant read.