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@@ -52,8 +52,8 @@ GIT Glossary
[[def_cherry-picking]]cherry-picking::
In <<def_SCM,SCM>> jargon, "cherry pick" means to choose a subset of
changes out of a series of changes (typically commits) and record them
- as a new series of changes on top of different codebase. In GIT, this is
- performed by "git cherry-pick" command to extract the change introduced
+ as a new series of changes on top of a different codebase. In GIT, this is
+ performed by the "git cherry-pick" command to extract the change introduced
by an existing <<def_commit,commit>> and to record it based on the tip
of the current <<def_branch,branch>> as a new commit.
@@ -281,7 +281,7 @@ This commit is referred to as a "merge commit", or sometimes just a
[[def_pickaxe]]pickaxe::
The term <<def_pickaxe,pickaxe>> refers to an option to the diffcore
routines that help select changes that add or delete a given text
- string. With the --pickaxe-all option, it can be used to view the full
+ string. With the `--pickaxe-all` option, it can be used to view the full
<<def_changeset,changeset>> that introduced or removed, say, a
particular line of text. See gitlink:git-diff[1].
@@ -301,8 +301,8 @@ This commit is referred to as a "merge commit", or sometimes just a
[[def_push]]push::
Pushing a <<def_branch,branch>> means to get the branch's
<<def_head_ref,head ref>> from a remote <<def_repository,repository>>,
- find out if it is an ancestor to the branch's local
- head ref is a direct, and in that case, putting all
+ find out if it is a direct ancestor to the branch's local
+ head ref, and in that case, putting all
objects, which are <<def_reachable,reachable>> from the local
head ref, and which are missing from the remote
repository, into the remote
@@ -347,7 +347,7 @@ This commit is referred to as a "merge commit", or sometimes just a
it as my origin branch head". And `git push
$URL refs/heads/master:refs/heads/to-upstream` means "publish my
master branch head as to-upstream branch at $URL". See also
- gitlink:git-push[1]
+ gitlink:git-push[1].
[[def_repository]]repository::
A collection of <<def_ref,refs>> together with an