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glossary: update description of head and ref

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Reword them to avoid sounding as if loose refs are the only ones in the world.

Signed-off-by: Junio C Hamano <gitster@pobox.com>
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Junio C Hamano 2011-06-23 09:47:28 -07:00
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Documentation/glossary-content.txt

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[[def_head]]head::
A <<def_ref,named reference>> to the <<def_commit,commit>> at the tip of a
<<def_branch,branch>>. Heads are stored in
`$GIT_DIR/refs/heads/`, except when using packed refs. (See
<<def_branch,branch>>. Heads are stored in a file in
`$GIT_DIR/refs/heads/` directory, except when using packed refs. (See
linkgit:git-pack-refs[1].)
[[def_HEAD]]HEAD::
@ -350,8 +350,9 @@ including Documentation/chapter_1/figure_1.jpg.
[[def_ref]]ref::
A 40-byte hex representation of a <<def_SHA1,SHA1>> or a name that
denotes a particular <<def_object,object>>. These may be stored in
`$GIT_DIR/refs/`.
denotes a particular <<def_object,object>>. They may be stored in
a file under `$GIT_DIR/refs/` directory, or
in the `$GIT_DIR/packed-refs` file.
[[def_reflog]]reflog::
A reflog shows the local "history" of a ref. In other words,