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diff --git a/Documentation/glossary-content.txt b/Documentation/glossary-content.txt index 947ac49606..a526710278 100644 --- a/Documentation/glossary-content.txt +++ b/Documentation/glossary-content.txt @@ -20,7 +20,7 @@ [[def_branch]]branch:: A "branch" is a line of development. The most recent <<def_commit,commit>> on a branch is referred to as the tip of - that branch. The tip of the branch is referenced by a branch + that branch. The tip of the branch is <<def_ref,referenced>> by a branch <<def_head,head>>, which moves forward as additional development is done on the branch. A single Git <<def_repository,repository>> can track an arbitrary number of @@ -75,6 +75,21 @@ state in the Git history, by creating a new commit representing the current state of the <<def_index,index>> and advancing <<def_HEAD,HEAD>> to point at the new commit. +[[def_commit_graph_general]]commit graph concept, representations and usage:: + A synonym for the <<def_DAG,DAG>> structure formed by the commits + in the object database, <<def_ref,referenced>> by branch tips, + using their <<def_chain,chain>> of linked commits. + This structure is the definitive commit graph. The + graph can be represented in other ways, e.g. the + <<def_commit_graph_file,"commit-graph" file>>. + +[[def_commit_graph_file]]commit-graph file:: + The "commit-graph" (normally hyphenated) file is a supplemental + representation of the <<def_commit_graph_general,commit graph>> + which accelerates commit graph walks. The "commit-graph" file is + stored either in the .git/objects/info directory or in the info + directory of an alternate object database. + [[def_commit_object]]commit object:: An <<def_object,object>> which contains the information about a particular <<def_revision,revision>>, such as <<def_parent,parents>>, committer, |