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authorJ. Bruce Fields <bfields@citi.umich.edu>2007-01-21 22:14:39 -0500
committerJ. Bruce Fields <bfields@citi.umich.edu>2007-01-21 22:14:39 -0500
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user-manual: clarify difference between tag and branch
Explain the difference (well, one of the differences) between a tag and a branch. Signed-off-by: "J. Bruce Fields" <bfields@citi.umich.edu>
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+Tags are expected to always point at the same version of a project,
+while branches are expected to advance as development progresses.
+
Create a new branch pointing to one of these versions and check it
out using gitlink:git-checkout[1]: