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* jc/detached-head-doc:
  glossary: extend "detached HEAD" description

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Junio C Hamano 2013-04-22 11:26:57 -07:00
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[[def_detached_HEAD]]detached HEAD::
Normally the <<def_HEAD,HEAD>> stores the name of a
<<def_branch,branch>>. However, Git also allows you to <<def_checkout,check out>>
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_branch,branch>>, and commands that operate on the
history HEAD represents operate on the history leading to the
tip of the branch the HEAD points at. However, Git also
allows you to <<def_checkout,check out>> an arbitrary
<<def_commit,commit>> that isn't necessarily the tip of any
particular branch. The HEAD in such a state is called
"detached".
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Note that commands that operate on the history of the current branch
(e.g. `git commit` to build a new history on top of it) still work
while the HEAD is detached. They update the HEAD to point at the tip
of the updated history without affecting any branch. Commands that
update or inquire information _about_ the current branch (e.g. `git
branch --set-upstream-to` that sets what remote tracking branch the
current branch integrates with) obviously do not work, as there is no
(real) current branch to ask about in this state.
[[def_dircache]]dircache::
You are *waaaaay* behind. See <<def_index,index>>.