So, there's one HEAD per repository, not one per branch, correct? -- Pito
On Mon, Mar 22, 2010 at 10:44 AM, Jacob Helwig <jacob.hel...@gmail.com> wrote: > On Mon, Mar 22, 2010 at 07:22, Pito Salas <r...@salas.com> wrote: >> Dilip >> >> Thanks, that clears up a lot. >> >>> >>> - Note this difference: a **head** (lowercase) refers to any one of the >>> *named* heads (master, stable, dust) in the repository; **HEAD** >>> (uppercase) >>> refers exclusively to the currently *active head*. This distinction is used >>> frequently in Git documentation. >> >> Currently "active head" means HEAD for the current checked out branch, yes? >> >> Also, then, what exactly does someone get when they do a "git clone" >> on a remote repo that has multiple branches and hence multiple heads? >> >> Thanks! >> >> Pito >> > > By default they create and checkout a local tracking branch of > whatever HEAD in the remote repo is pointing at. > > "git branch -r" will show you what the remote HEAD is pointing at, if > you have a clone of the repository. This is will typically show: > "origin/HEAD -> origin/master" > > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "Git for human beings" group. > To post to this group, send email to git-us...@googlegroups.com. > To unsubscribe from this group, send email to > git-users+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. > For more options, visit this group at > http://groups.google.com/group/git-users?hl=en. > > -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Git for human beings" group. To post to this group, send email to git-us...@googlegroups.com. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to git-users+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/git-users?hl=en.
