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Git Internals - Git HEAD Reference

Goals (Learning Objectives)

After doing this tutorial you will know how to

• Change the current branch by manually modifying .git/HEAD or by using the symbolic-ref command

Activities

Step 1: Git Internals - the HEAD Reference

Read the section under the heading ‘the HEAD’ on the Git Internals - git References page. Stop at the heading ‘Tags’. We won’t cover that topic in this tutorial.

Step 2: Test your Understanding

1. When you run git checkout master, which internal commands does that trigger?

Next Steps

Proceed to the Wrapping Up lesson.