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[PATCH] Updates to glossary

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Changes to the descriptions of tree and tag objects, a link for ent, and
descriptions for rewind, rebase and core git were added.

Signed-off-by: Johannes Schindelin <Johannes.Schindelin@gmx.de>
Signed-off-by: Junio C Hamano <junkio@cox.net>
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Johannes Schindelin 2005-08-18 21:17:47 +02:00 committed by Junio C Hamano
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@ -26,9 +26,9 @@ blob object::
Untyped object, e.g. the contents of a file.
tree object::
An object containing a list of blob and/or tree objects.
(A tree usually corresponds to a directory without
subdirectories).
An object containing a list of file names and modes along with refs
to the associated blob and/or tree objects. A tree object is
equivalent to a directory.
tree::
Either a working tree, or a tree object together with the
@ -118,11 +118,14 @@ tree-ish::
tag object pointing to a tag or commit or tree object.
ent::
Favorite synonym to "tree-ish" by some total geeks.
Favorite synonym to "tree-ish" by some total geeks. See
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ent_(Middle-earth) for an in-depth
explanation.
tag object::
An object containing a ref pointing to another object. It can
contain a (PGP) signature, in which case it is called "signed
An object containing a ref pointing to another object, which can
contain a message just like a commit object. It can also
contain a (PGP) signature, in which case it is called a "signed
tag object".
tag::
@ -143,6 +146,15 @@ resolve::
The action of fixing up manually what a failed automatic merge
left behind.
rewind::
To throw away part of the development, i.e. to assign the head to
an earlier revision.
rebase::
To clean a branch by starting from the head of the main line of
development ("master"), and reapply the (possibly cherry-picked)
changes from that branch.
repository::
A collection of refs together with an object database containing
all objects, which are reachable from the refs, possibly accompanied
@ -196,6 +208,10 @@ pack index::
The list of identifiers, and other information, of the objects in a
pack, to assist in efficiently accessing the contents of a pack.
core git::
Fundamental data structures and utilities of git. Exposes only
limited source code management tools.
plumbing::
Cute name for core git.