ent::
Favorite synonym to "tree-ish" by some total geeks. See
`http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ent_(Middle-earth)` for an in-depth
- explanation.
+ explanation. Avoid this term, not to confuse people.
fast forward::
A fast-forward is a special type of merge where you have
git archive::
Synonym for repository (for arch people).
+grafts::
+ Grafts enables two otherwise different lines of development to be
+ joined together by recording fake ancestry information for commits.
+ This way you can make git pretend the set of parents a commit
+ has is different from what was recorded when the commit was created.
+ Configured via the `.git/info/grafts` file.
+
hash::
In git's context, synonym to object name.
character hexadecimal encoding of the hash of the object (possibly
followed by a white space).
-object type:
+object type::
One of the identifiers "commit","tree","tag" and "blob" describing
the type of an object.
SHA1::
Synonym for object name.
+symref::
+ Symbolic reference: instead of containing the SHA1 id itself, it
+ is of the format 'ref: refs/some/thing' and when referenced, it
+ recursively dereferences to this reference. 'HEAD' is a prime
+ example of a symref. Symbolic references are manipulated with
+ the gitlink:git-symbolic-ref[1] command.
+
topic branch::
A regular git branch that is used by a developer to
identify a conceptual line of development. Since branches
A tag is most typically used to mark a particular point in the
commit ancestry chain.
-unmerged index:
+unmerged index::
An index which contains unmerged index entries.
working tree::