dt>
<dd>
<p>Symbolic reference: instead of containing the <a href="#def_SHA1">SHA-1</a>
id itself, it is of the format <em>ref: refs/some/thing</em> and when
referenced, it recursively dereferences to this reference.
<em><a href="#def_HEAD">HEAD</a></em> is a prime example of a symref. Symbolic
references are manipulated with the <a href="git-symbolic-ref.html">git-symbolic-ref(1)</a>
command.</p>
</dd>
<dt class="hdlist1"><a id="def_tag"></a>tag</dt>
<dd>
<p>A <a href="#def_ref">ref</a> under <code>refs/ta