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| -rw-r--r-- | using-git.texinfo | 11 |
1 files changed, 10 insertions, 1 deletions
diff --git a/using-git.texinfo b/using-git.texinfo index 2e947e9..0266730 100644 --- a/using-git.texinfo +++ b/using-git.texinfo @@ -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 |