X-Git-Url: https://git.tokkee.org/?a=blobdiff_plain;f=Documentation%2Fglossary.txt;h=14449ca8baeb7c2c979d0fd3f61ce683fd8e08ce;hb=4f12d529abbf233e1df93e7ffa5f2719005a2258;hp=39c90ad7a67cbceb83c41ee8dfe91d7b870e9e7a;hpb=baee9207b9aa6400a9b7cb9e7278e11b054fb640;p=git.git diff --git a/Documentation/glossary.txt b/Documentation/glossary.txt index 39c90ad7a..14449ca8b 100644 --- a/Documentation/glossary.txt +++ b/Documentation/glossary.txt @@ -86,7 +86,7 @@ directory:: 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 @@ -109,6 +109,13 @@ file system:: 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.