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diff --git a/using-git.texinfo b/using-git.texinfo index 28f26bf..550712b 100644 --- a/using-git.texinfo +++ b/using-git.texinfo @@ -2118,11 +2118,24 @@ another development branch. A commit the is created when merging a branch into another. -@c @item object -@c @item object database -@c @item object identifier -@c @item object name -@c @item object type +@item object +The unit of storage in Git. It is +identified by the SHA-1 hash of its +content. + +@item object database +Stores a set of Git objects. + +@item object identifier +Unique 40 character hexadecimal identifer of +an object, derived from the objects content, +by hashing with SHA-1. + +@item object name +Synonym for object identifier. + +@item object type +`Commit', `tree', `tag' or `blob'. @item octopus The action of mergin more than two branches. |