Signed-off-by: Richard Hansen <rhan...@bbn.com>
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 Documentation/glossary-content.txt | 11 +++++++++++
 1 file changed, 11 insertions(+)

diff --git a/Documentation/glossary-content.txt 
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--- a/Documentation/glossary-content.txt
+++ b/Documentation/glossary-content.txt
@@ -82,6 +82,17 @@ to point at the new commit.
        to the top <<def_directory,directory>> of the stored
        revision.
 
+[[def_committish]]committish (also commit-ish)::
+       A <<def_ref,ref>> pointing to an <<def_object,object>> that
+       can be recursively dereferenced to a
+       <<def_commit_object,commit object>>.
+       The following are all committishes:
+       a ref pointing to a commit object,
+       a ref pointing to a <<def_tag_object,tag object>> that points
+       to a commit object,
+       a ref pointing to a tag object that points to a tag object
+       that points to a commit object, etc.
+
 [[def_core_git]]core Git::
        Fundamental data structures and utilities of Git. Exposes only limited
        source code management tools.
-- 
1.8.3.1

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