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My Git Knowledge (lemm.ee)

submitted 8 months ago by [email protected] to c/[email protected]

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[–] [email protected] 13 points 8 months ago (4 children)

For folks unaware, the technical git term, here, is a 'ref'. Everything that points to a commit is a ref, whether it's HEAD, the tip of a branch, or a tag. If the git manpage mentions a 'ref' that's what it's talking about.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 8 months ago (3 children)

Right. I just wanted to keep it as simple as possible.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 8 months ago (1 children)

Honestly I've come to realise that being precise is the simplest in the long run

[–] [email protected] 2 points 8 months ago

People get overloaded with words. You have to focus on one concept at a time. Let them ask for others.

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