From a0a7e9e511faa86663148557d0f5b0597767d25a Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Junio C Hamano Date: Thu, 23 Jun 2011 09:31:19 -0700 Subject: [PATCH] check-ref-format doc: de-emphasize the implementation detail of a ref It is an unimportant implementation detail that branches and tags are stored somewhere under $GIT_DIR/refs directory. What is more important is that branches live in refs/heads and tags live in refs/tags hierarchy in the ref namespace. Signed-off-by: Junio C Hamano --- Documentation/git-check-ref-format.txt | 9 ++++++--- 1 file changed, 6 insertions(+), 3 deletions(-) diff --git a/Documentation/git-check-ref-format.txt b/Documentation/git-check-ref-format.txt index 205d83dd0b..c9fdf84a08 100644 --- a/Documentation/git-check-ref-format.txt +++ b/Documentation/git-check-ref-format.txt @@ -18,9 +18,12 @@ Checks if a given 'refname' is acceptable, and exits with a non-zero status if it is not. A reference is used in git to specify branches and tags. A -branch head is stored under the `$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 +a tag is stored in the `refs/tags` hierarchy of the ref namespace +(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`). + git imposes the following rules on how references are named: . They can include slash `/` for hierarchical (directory) -- 2.11.4.GIT