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diff --git a/wiki/git/theory-and-practice/refs-and-names.md b/wiki/git/theory-and-practice/refs-and-names.md index 94874c9..45f58f2 100644 --- a/wiki/git/theory-and-practice/refs-and-names.md +++ b/wiki/git/theory-and-practice/refs-and-names.md @@ -21,8 +21,8 @@ identically, after resolving the ref down to the SHA-1. Every operation in Git that uses a name of some sort, including branching (branch names), tagging (tag names), fetching (remote-tracking branch names), -and pushing (many kinds of name) expand those names to refs, using a namespace -convention. The following namespaces are common: +and pushing (many kinds of name), expands those names to refs, using a +namespace convention. The following namespaces are common: * `refs/heads/NAME`: branches. The branch name is the ref name with `refs/heads/` removed. Names generally point to commits. @@ -34,6 +34,12 @@ convention. The following namespaces are common: * `refs/tags/NAME`: tags. The tag name is the ref name with `refs/heads/` removed. Names generally point to commits or tag objects. +* `refs/bisect/STATE`: `git bisect` markers for known-good and known-bad + revisions, from which the rest of the bisect state can be derived. + +There are also a few special refs directly in the `refs/` namespace, most +notably: + * `refs/stash`: The most recent stash entry, as maintained by `git stash`. (Other stash entries are maintained by a separate system.) Names generally point to commits. |