diff --git a/reference.md b/reference.md index 8c82616..6c23b4a 100644 --- a/reference.md +++ b/reference.md @@ -4,6 +4,67 @@ layout: reference ## Glossary -FIXME +{:auto_ids} +changeset +: A group of changes to one or more files that are or will be added + to a single [commit](#commit) in a [version control](#version-control) + [repository](#repository). + +commit +: To record the current state of a set of files (a [changeset](#changeset)) + in a [version control](#version-control) [repository](#repository). As a noun, + the result of committing, i.e. a recorded changeset in a repository. + If a commit contains changes to multiple files, + all of the changes are recorded together. + +conflict +: A change made by one user of a [version control system](#version-control) + that is incompatible with changes made by other users. + Helping users [resolve](#resolve) conflicts + is one of version control's major tasks. + +HTTP +: The Hypertext Transfer [Protocol](#protocol) used for sharing web pages and other data + on the World Wide Web. + +merge +: (a repository): To reconcile two sets of changes to a + [repository](#repository). + +protocol +: A set of rules that define how one computer communicates with another. + Common protocols on the Internet include [HTTP](#http) and [SSH](#ssh). + +remote +: (of a repository) A version control [repository](#repository) connected to another, + in such way that both can be kept in sync exchanging [commits](#commit). + +repository +: A storage area where a [version control](#version-control) system + stores the full history of [commits](#commit) of a project and information + about who changed what, when. + +resolve +: To eliminate the [conflicts](#conflict) between two or more incompatible changes to a file or set of files + being managed by a [version control](#version-control) system. + +revision +: A synonym for [commit](#commit). + +SHA-1 +: [SHA-1 hashes](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/SHA-1) is what Git uses to compute identifiers, including for commits. + To compute these, Git uses not only the actual change of a commit, but also its metadata (such as date, author, + message), including the identifiers of all commits of preceding changes. This makes Git commit IDs virtually unique. + I.e., the likelihood that two commits made independently, even of the same change, receive the same ID is exceedingly + small. + +SSH +: The Secure Shell [protocol](#protocol) used for secure communication between computers. + +version control +: A tool for managing changes to a set of files. + Each set of changes creates a new [commit](#commit) of the files; + the version control system allows users to recover old commits reliably, + and helps manage conflicting changes made by different users. {% include links.md %}