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| -rw-r--r-- | Documentation/git-check-ref-format.txt | 9 |
1 files 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) |