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NAME
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NAME
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-git-symbolic-ref - read and modify symbolic refs
+git-symbolic-ref - Read and modify symbolic refs
SYNOPSIS
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SYNOPSIS
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-'git-symbolic-ref' <name> [<ref>]
+'git-symbolic-ref' [-q] [-m <reason>] <name> [<ref>]
DESCRIPTION
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DESCRIPTION
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begins with `ref: refs/`. For example, your `.git/HEAD` is
a regular file whose contents is `ref: refs/heads/master`.
begins with `ref: refs/`. For example, your `.git/HEAD` is
a regular file whose contents is `ref: refs/heads/master`.
+OPTIONS
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+
+-q::
+ Do not issue an error message if the <name> is not a
+ symbolic ref but a detached HEAD; instead exit with
+ non-zero status silently.
+
+-m::
+ Update the reflog for <name> with <reason>. This is valid only
+ when creating or updating a symbolic ref.
+
NOTES
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In the past, `.git/HEAD` was a symbolic link pointing at
NOTES
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In the past, `.git/HEAD` was a symbolic link pointing at
advertised (horrors). Therefore symbolic links are now deprecated
and symbolic refs are used by default.
advertised (horrors). Therefore symbolic links are now deprecated
and symbolic refs are used by default.
+git-symbolic-ref will exit with status 0 if the contents of the
+symbolic ref were printed correctly, with status 1 if the requested
+name is not a symbolic ref, or 128 if another error occurs.
+
Author
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Written by Junio C Hamano <junkio@cox.net>
Author
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Written by Junio C Hamano <junkio@cox.net>