glossary: define commit-ish (a.k.a. committish)
Signed-off-by: Richard Hansen <rhansen@bbn.com> Signed-off-by: Junio C Hamano <gitster@pobox.com>
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@@ -82,6 +82,18 @@ to point at the new commit.
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to the top <<def_directory,directory>> of the stored
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revision.
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+[[def_commit-ish]]commit-ish (also committish)::
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+ A <<def_commit_object,commit object>> or an
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+ <<def_object,object>> that can be recursively dereferenced to
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+ a commit object.
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+ The following are all commit-ishes:
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+ a commit object,
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+ a <<def_tag_object,tag object>> that points to a commit
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+ object,
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+ a tag object that points to a tag object that points to a
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+ commit object,
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+ etc.
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+
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[[def_core_git]]core Git::
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Fundamental data structures and utilities of Git. Exposes only limited
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source code management tools.