index::
A collection of files with stat information, whose contents are
- stored as objects. The cache is a stored version of your working
+ stored as objects. The index is a stored version of your working
tree. Truth be told, it can also contain a second, and even a third
version of a working tree, which are used when merging.
index entry::
The information regarding a particular file, stored in the index.
An index entry can be unmerged, if a merge was started, but not
- yet finished (i.e. if the cache contains multiple versions of
+ yet finished (i.e. if the index contains multiple versions of
that file).
unmerged index:
stored in the object database.
commit::
- As a verb: The action of storing the current state of the cache in the
+ As a verb: The action of storing the current state of the index in the
object database. The result is a revision.
As a noun: Short hand for commit object.