On Thu, Jun 23, 2011 at 09:52:38AM -0700, Junio C Hamano wrote: > HEAD on a branch does reference a commit via the branch ref it refers to. > The main difference of a detached HEAD is that it _directly_ refers to > a commit. Clarify this. > > Signed-off-by: Junio C Hamano <gitster@xxxxxxxxx> > --- > Documentation/glossary-content.txt | 2 +- > 1 files changed, 1 insertions(+), 1 deletions(-) > > diff --git a/Documentation/glossary-content.txt b/Documentation/glossary-content.txt > index dd690bd..f79da21 100644 > --- a/Documentation/glossary-content.txt > +++ b/Documentation/glossary-content.txt > @@ -170,7 +170,7 @@ to point at the new commit. > working tree>> is normally derived from the state of the tree > referred to by HEAD. HEAD is a reference to one of the > <<def_head,heads>> in your repository, except when using a > - <<def_detached_HEAD,detached HEAD>>, in which case it may > + <<def_detached_HEAD,detached HEAD>>, in which case it may directly Why "may"? As I understand it, in detached HEAD, it /does/ point directly to a commit > reference an arbitrary commit. > > [[def_head_ref]]head ref:: Cheers, cmn -- Carlos Martín Nieto | http://cmartin.tk "¿Cómo voy a decir bobadas si soy mudo?" -- CACHAI
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