From 738fc47ee978cba5a8396f5db9b587c01107bc89 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Bastian Date: Mon, 13 Jan 2020 10:11:06 +0100 Subject: [PATCH] Add glossary --- README.md | 15 +++++++++++++++ 1 file changed, 15 insertions(+) diff --git a/README.md b/README.md index 37ab531..df6e16c 100644 --- a/README.md +++ b/README.md @@ -218,3 +218,18 @@ Check the log in graph form ```shell git log --graph --oneline ``` + + +## Glossary + + - git: an open source, distributed version-control system + - GitHub: a platform for hosting and collaborating on Git repositories + - commit: a Git object, a snapshot of your entire repository compressed into a SHA + - branch: a lightweight movable pointer to a commit + - clone: a local version of a repository, including all commits and branches + - remote: a common repository on GitHub that all team members use to exchange their changes + - fork: a copy of a repository on GitHub owned by a different user + - pull request: a place to compare and discuss the differences introduced on a branch with reviews, comments, integrated tests, and more + - HEAD: representing your current working directory, the HEAD pointer can be moved to different branches, tags, or commits when using git checkout + +