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Describe a DAG and octopus, and change wording of tree object.

Signed-off-by: Johannes Schindelin <Johannes.Schindelin@gmx.de>
Signed-off-by: Junio C Hamano <junkio@cox.net>
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Johannes Schindelin authored and Junio C Hamano committed Aug 26, 2005
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tree object::
An object containing a list of file names and modes along with refs
to the associated blob and/or tree objects. A tree object is
equivalent to a directory.
to the associated blob and/or tree objects. A tree is equivalent
to a directory.

tree::
Either a working tree, or a tree object together with the
dependent blob and tree objects (i.e. a stored representation
of a working tree).

DAG::
Directed acyclic graph. The commit objects form a directed acyclic
graph, because they have parents (directed), and the graph of commit
objects is acyclic (there is no chain which begins and ends with the
same object).

index::
A collection of files with stat information, whose contents are
stored as objects. The cache is a stored version of your working
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merge uses heuristics to accomplish that. Evidently, an automatic
merge can fail.

octopus::
To merge more than two branches. Also denotes an intelligent
predator.

resolve::
The action of fixing up manually what a failed automatic merge
left behind.
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