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<p>By default, notes are saved to and read from <code>refs/notes/commits</code>, but
this default can be overridden.  See the OPTIONS, CONFIGURATION, and
ENVIRONMENT sections below.  If this ref does not exist, it will be
quietly created when it is first needed to store a note.</p>
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<p>A typical use of notes is to supplement a commit message without
changing the commit itself. Notes can be shown by <em>git log</em> along with
the original commit message. To distingui