Re: [PATCH v7] doc: add an explanation of Git's data model

From: Junio C Hamano <gitster@pobox.com>
Date: Nov 23, 2025, 02:37 UTC
Message-ID: <xmqqv7j11nkc.fsf@gitster.g>
In-Reply-To: <pull.1981.v7.git.1762977200244.gitgitgadget@gmail.com>

"Julia Evans via GitGitGadget" <gitgitgadget@gmail.com> writes:

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>     changes in v7:
>     
>      * Replace "file mode" with "file type", to make it more obvious that
>        Git does not support general Unix file modes. Remove a broken XML
>        link as a side effect.
>      * Use "top-level directory" instead of "base directory"
>      * Like last time, I still don't have any better ideas for "A branch
>        refers to a commit ID"

We haven't seen much comment on this iteration, and hopefully that is not showing the lack of interest ;-) Shall we mark the topic for 'next' now?

Thanks.

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