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From: Eric Sunshine <sunshine@sunshineco•com>
To: Junio C Hamano <gitster@pobox•com>
Cc: git@vger•kernel.org
Subject: Re: [PATCH 1/5] check-ref-format doc: de-emphasize the implementation detail of a ref
Date: Thu, 23 Jun 2011 18:14:34 -0400	[thread overview]
Message-ID: <4E03BACA.8000303@sunshineco.com> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <1308847958-3429-2-git-send-email-gitster@pobox.com>

On 6/23/2011 12:52 PM, Junio C Hamano wrote:
>   A reference is used in git to specify branches and tags.  A
> -branch head is stored under the `$GIT_DIR/refs/heads` directory, and
> -a tag is stored under the `$GIT_DIR/refs/tags` directory (or, if refs
> -are packed by `git gc`, as entries in the `$GIT_DIR/packed-refs` file).
> +branch head is stored in the `refs/heads` hierarchy while

s/hierarchy while/hierarchy, while/

> +a tag is stored in the `refs/tags` hierarchy of the ref namespace
> +(which are found in `$GIT_DIR/refs/heads` and `$GIT_DIR/refs/tags`
> +directories or, if refs are packed by `git gc`, as entries in
> +the `$GIT_DIR/packed-refs` file).

Grammatical complexity of parenthetical comment makes it a bit difficult 
to read. Perhaps simplify as:

   (typically in `$GIT_DIR/refs/heads` and `$GIT_DIR/refs/tags`
   directories, or as entries in file `$GIT_DIR/packed-refs`
   if refs are packed by `git gc`).

-- ES

  reply	other threads:[~2011-06-23 22:14 UTC|newest]

Thread overview: 16+ messages / expand[flat|nested]  mbox.gz  Atom feed  top
2011-06-23  4:45 [PATCH] git-remote.txt: fix wrong remote refspec Namhyung Kim
2011-06-23  5:35 ` Junio C Hamano
2011-06-23  6:17   ` Namhyung Kim
2011-06-23  8:12     ` [PATCH v2] " Namhyung Kim
2011-06-23 15:33   ` [PATCH] " Junio C Hamano
2011-06-23 16:03     ` Namhyung Kim
2011-06-23 16:52     ` [PATCH 0/5] Clarify "refs" Junio C Hamano
2011-06-23 16:52       ` [PATCH 1/5] check-ref-format doc: de-emphasize the implementation detail of a ref Junio C Hamano
2011-06-23 22:14         ` Eric Sunshine [this message]
2011-06-23 16:52       ` [PATCH 2/5] git.txt: " Junio C Hamano
2011-06-23 16:52       ` [PATCH 3/5] glossary: update description of "tag" Junio C Hamano
2011-06-23 22:19         ` Eric Sunshine
2011-06-23 16:52       ` [PATCH 4/5] glossary: update description of head and ref Junio C Hamano
2011-06-23 16:52       ` [PATCH 5/5] glossary: clarify description of HEAD Junio C Hamano
2011-06-23 17:06         ` Carlos Martín Nieto
2011-06-23 17:12           ` Junio C Hamano

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