[PATCH 2/4] glossary: define committish (a.k.a. commit-ish)

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Signed-off-by: Richard Hansen <rhansen@xxxxxxx>
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 Documentation/glossary-content.txt | 11 +++++++++++
 1 file changed, 11 insertions(+)

diff --git a/Documentation/glossary-content.txt b/Documentation/glossary-content.txt
index 01365d9..a3cc003 100644
--- a/Documentation/glossary-content.txt
+++ b/Documentation/glossary-content.txt
@@ -82,6 +82,17 @@ to point at the new commit.
 	to the top <<def_directory,directory>> of the stored
 	revision.
 
+[[def_committish]]committish (also commit-ish)::
+	A <<def_ref,ref>> pointing to an <<def_object,object>> that
+	can be recursively dereferenced to a
+	<<def_commit_object,commit object>>.
+	The following are all committishes:
+	a ref pointing to a commit object,
+	a ref pointing to a <<def_tag_object,tag object>> that points
+	to a commit object,
+	a ref pointing to a tag object that points to a tag object
+	that points to a commit object, etc.
+
 [[def_core_git]]core Git::
 	Fundamental data structures and utilities of Git. Exposes only limited
 	source code management tools.
-- 
1.8.3.1

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