Signed-off-by: Thomas Ackermann <th.ac...@arcor.de>
---
Documentation/glossary-content.txt | 28 +++++-----------------------
1 file changed, 5 insertions(+), 23 deletions(-)
diff --git a/Documentation/glossary-content.txt
b/Documentation/glossary-content.txt
index eb7ba84..ab02238 100644
--- a/Documentation/glossary-content.txt
+++ b/Documentation/glossary-content.txt
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@
[[def_bare_repository]]bare repository::
A bare repository is normally an appropriately
- named <<def_directory,directory>> with a `.git` suffix that does not
+ named directory with a `.git` suffix that does not
have a locally checked-out copy of any of the files under
revision control. That is, all of the Git
administrative and control files that would normally be present in the
@@ -79,7 +79,7 @@ to point at the new commit.
An <<def_object,object>> which contains the information about a
particular <<def_revision,revision>>, such as <<def_parent,parents>>,
committer,
author, date and the <<def_tree_object,tree object>> which corresponds
- to the top <<def_directory,directory>> of the stored
+ to the top directory of the stored
revision.
[[def_core_git]]core Git::
@@ -104,26 +104,11 @@ to point at the new commit.
an arbitrary <<def_commit,commit>> that isn't necessarily the tip of any
particular branch. In this case HEAD is said to be "detached".
-[[def_dircache]]dircache::
- You are *waaaaay* behind. See <<def_index,index>>.
-
-[[def_directory]]directory::
- The list you get with "ls" :-)
-
[[def_dirty]]dirty::
A <<def_working_tree,working tree>> is said to be "dirty" if
it contains modifications which have not been <<def_commit,committed>>
to the current
<<def_branch,branch>>.
-[[def_ent]]ent::
- Favorite synonym to "<<def_tree-ish,tree-ish>>" by some total geeks. See
- http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ent_(Middle-earth) for an in-depth
- explanation. Avoid this term, not to confuse people.
-
-[[def_evil_merge]]evil merge::
- An evil merge is a <<def_merge,merge>> that introduces changes that
- do not appear in any <<def_parent,parent>>.
-
[[def_fast_forward]]fast-forward::
A fast-forward is a special type of <<def_merge,merge>> where you have a
<<def_revision,revision>> and you are "merging" another
@@ -257,8 +242,7 @@ This commit is referred to as a "merge commit", or
sometimes just a
<<def_object,object>>.
[[def_octopus]]octopus::
- To <<def_merge,merge>> more than two <<def_branch,branches>>. Also
denotes an
- intelligent predator.
+ To <<def_merge,merge>> more than two <<def_branch,branches>>.
[[def_origin]]origin::
The default upstream <<def_repository,repository>>. Most projects have
@@ -468,9 +452,7 @@ should not be combined with other pathspec.
object of an arbitrary type (typically a tag points to either a
<<def_tag_object,tag>> or a <<def_commit_object,commit object>>).
In contrast to a <<def_head,head>>, a tag is not updated by
- the `commit` command. A Git tag has nothing to do with a Lisp
- tag (which would be called an <<def_object_type,object type>>
- in Git's context). A tag is most typically used to mark a particular
+ the `commit` command. A tag is most typically used to mark a particular
point in the commit ancestry <<def_chain,chain>>.
[[def_tag_object]]tag object::
@@ -494,7 +476,7 @@ should not be combined with other pathspec.
[[def_tree_object]]tree object::
An <<def_object,object>> containing a list of file names and modes along
with refs to the associated blob and/or tree objects. A
- <<def_tree,tree>> is equivalent to a <<def_directory,directory>>.
+ <<def_tree,tree>> is equivalent to a directory.
[[def_tree-ish]]tree-ish::
A <<def_ref,ref>> pointing to either a <<def_commit_object,commit
--
1.8.1.msysgit.1
---
Thomas
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