@ -398,7 +398,7 @@ branch name, but this longer name can also be useful. Most
@@ -398,7 +398,7 @@ branch name, but this longer name can also be useful. Most
importantly, it is a globally unique name for this commit: so if you
tell somebody else the object name (for example in email), then you are
guaranteed that name will refer to the same commit in their repository
that you it does in yours (assuming their repository has that commit at
that it does in yours (assuming their repository has that commit at
all).
Understanding history: commits, parents, and reachability
@ -617,7 +617,7 @@ the relationships between these snapshots.
@@ -617,7 +617,7 @@ the relationships between these snapshots.
Git provides extremely flexible and fast tools for exploring the
history of a project.
We start with one specialized tool which is useful for finding the
We start with one specialized tool that is useful for finding the
and watch for output that mentions "dangling commits". You can examine
You can examine
one of those dangling commits with, for example,
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@ -2923,6 +2923,8 @@ Think about how to create a clear chapter dependency graph that will
@@ -2923,6 +2923,8 @@ Think about how to create a clear chapter dependency graph that will
allow people to get to important topics without necessarily reading
everything in between.
Say something about .gitignore.
Scan Documentation/ for other stuff left out; in particular: