NAME
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-git-notes - Add/inspect object notes
+git-notes - Add or inspect object notes
SYNOPSIS
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DESCRIPTION
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-This command allows you to add/remove notes to/from objects, without
-changing the objects themselves.
+Adds, removes, or reads notes attached to objects, without touching
+the objects themselves.
By default, notes are saved to and read from `refs/notes/commits`, but
this default can be overridden. See the OPTIONS, CONFIGURATION, and
ENVIRONMENT sections below. If this ref does not exist, it will be
quietly created when it is first needed to store a note.
-A typical use of notes is to extend a commit message without having
-to change the commit itself. Such commit notes can be shown by `git log`
-along with the original commit message. To discern these notes from the
+A typical use of notes is to supplement a commit message without
+changing the commit itself. Notes can be shown by 'git log' along with
+the original commit message. To distinguish these notes from the
message stored in the commit object, the notes are indented like the
message, after an unindented line saying "Notes (<refname>):" (or
"Notes:" for `refs/notes/commits`).