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Git Internals - Git References

Goals (Learning Objectives)

After doing this tutorial you will know how to

• Create a git branch using the internal git update-ref command

Activities

Step 1: Git Internals - Git References

Read the first section of the page on Git Internals - git References. Stop at the heading ‘The HEAD’. We will cover that in the next lesson.

Step 5: Test Your Understanding of Git References

1. How would I use the internal command symbolic-ref to do the equivalent of: git checkout myfeaturebranch

Next Steps

Proceed to the Git HEAD Reference lesson.