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
next prev parent 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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