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authorMattias Andrée <maandree@operamail.com>2013-09-03 20:23:57 +0200
committerMattias Andrée <maandree@operamail.com>2013-09-03 20:23:57 +0200
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parentadd dangling object to glossary (diff)
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add detached HEAD to glossary
Signed-off-by: Mattias Andrée <maandree@operamail.com>
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@@ -1327,7 +1327,16 @@ An object that is not reachable, even from other
unreachable objects; there are not references to
it.
-@c @item deatched @code{HEAD}
+@item detached @code{HEAD}
+@code{HEAD} that does not store the name of a
+branch. Git allows you to checkout arbitrary
+commmits, when you checkout a commit that is
+not the tip of any branch, the @code{HEAD} is
+``detached''.
+
+To store changes make in a detached @code{HEAD}
+you must first create a new branch from it.
+
@c @item directory
@c @item dirty
@c @item evil merge