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oh...and I assume you mean that the branch is merged into another branch, such as master. HEAD moves every time I do a checkout, right?

Code-Guru
– Code-Guru

2012-09-21 18:55:18 +00:00
Commented Sep 21, 2012 at 18:55
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HEAD usually points to a branch (unless you're in detached HEAD mode), so HEAD moves with the branch it points to

LoicAG
– LoicAG

2019-09-23 08:18:52 +00:00
Commented Sep 23, 2019 at 8:18

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