ee_object">tree object</a>
or <a href="#def_blob_object">blob</a> from the
<a href="#def_object_database">object database</a>, and updating the
<a href="#def_index">index</a> and <a href="#def_HEAD">HEAD</a> if the whole working tree has
been pointed at a new <a href="#def_branch">branch</a>.</p>
</dd>
<dt class="hdlist1"><a id="def_cherry-picking"></a>cherry-picking</dt>
<dd>
<p>In <a href="#def_SCM">SCM</a> jargon, "cherry pick" means to choose a subset of
changes out of a series of changes (typically com