ferenced by the current
<a href="#def_head">head</a>. Also see "<a href="#def_dirty">dirty</a>".</p>
</dd>
<dt class="hdlist1"><a id="def_commit"></a>commit</dt>
<dd>
<p>As a noun: A single point in the
Git history; the entire history of a project is represented as a
set of interrelated commits.  The word "commit" is often
used by Git in the same places other revision control systems
use the words "revision" or "version".  Also used as a short
hand for <a href="#def_commit_object">commit object</a>.</p>
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