Document the --(no-)edit switch of git-revert and git-cherry-pick

[git.git] / Documentation / glossary.txt

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@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 object::
-       The unit of storage in GIT. It is uniquely identified by
+       The unit of storage in git. It is uniquely identified by
        the SHA1 of its contents. Consequently, an object can not
        be changed.
 
@@ -27,24 +27,30 @@ blob object::
 
 tree object::
        An object containing a list of file names and modes along with refs
-       to the associated blob and/or tree objects. A tree object is
-       equivalent to a directory.
+       to the associated blob and/or tree objects. A tree is equivalent
+       to a directory.
 
 tree::
        Either a working tree, or a tree object together with the
        dependent blob and tree objects (i.e. a stored representation
        of a working tree).
 
+DAG::
+       Directed acyclic graph. The commit objects form a directed acyclic
+       graph, because they have parents (directed), and the graph of commit
+       objects is acyclic (there is no chain which begins and ends with the
+       same object).
+
 index::
        A collection of files with stat information, whose contents are
-       stored as objects. The cache is a stored version of your working
+       stored as objects. The index is a stored version of your working
        tree. Truth be told, it can also contain a second, and even a third
        version of a working tree, which are used when merging.
 
 index entry::
        The information regarding a particular file, stored in the index.
        An index entry can be unmerged, if a merge was started, but not
-       yet finished (i.e. if the cache contains multiple versions of
+       yet finished (i.e. if the index contains multiple versions of
        that file).
 
 unmerged index:
@@ -69,7 +75,7 @@ checkout::
        stored in the object database.
 
 commit::
-       As a verb: The action of storing the current state of the cache in the
+       As a verb: The action of storing the current state of the index in the
        object database. The result is a revision.
        As a noun: Short hand for commit object.
 
@@ -142,6 +148,10 @@ merge::
        merge uses heuristics to accomplish that. Evidently, an automatic
        merge can fail.
 
+octopus::
+       To merge more than two branches. Also denotes an intelligent
+       predator.
+
 resolve::
        The action of fixing up manually what a failed automatic merge
        left behind.