user11810894
Reputation:
Git refs - why is it called heads instead of branches?
Just curious when you look in the git/refs directory:
.git/refs/heads
.git/refs/tags
why is it called refs/heads instead of refs/branches?
Upvotes: 5
Views: 804
Answers (1)
VonC
Reputation: 1323115
can you give example of heads that are not branches?
A detached head is not a branch.
But all branches are referenced by a HEAD, as direct reference to the last commit of their branch.
Upvotes: 3
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