[PATCH 2/4] glossary: add commit graph description

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From: Philip Oakley <philipoakley@iee.email>

Signed-off-by: Philip Oakley <philipoakley@iee.email>
---
 Documentation/glossary-content.txt | 7 +++++++
 1 file changed, 7 insertions(+)

diff --git a/Documentation/glossary-content.txt b/Documentation/glossary-content.txt
index f3342a5ab69..a9e69949a4e 100644
--- a/Documentation/glossary-content.txt
+++ b/Documentation/glossary-content.txt
@@ -75,6 +75,13 @@ state in the Git history, by creating a new commit representing the current
 state of the <<def_index,index>> and advancing <<def_HEAD,HEAD>>
 to point at the new commit.
 
+[[def_commit_graph]]commit graph::
+	The commit-graph file is a supplemental data structure that
+	accelerates commit graph walks. The existing Object Data Base (ODB)
+	is the definitive commit graph. The "commit-graph" file is stored
+	either in the .git/objects/info directory or in the info directory
+	of an alternate object database.
+
 [[def_commit_object]]commit object::
 	An <<def_object,object>> which contains the information about a
 	particular <<def_revision,revision>>, such as <<def_parent,parents>>, committer,
-- 
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