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In Git documentation, there are lots of references to the term "HEAD". But what exactly is it? Some places refer to it as "a pointer to the current branch". So it's a branch? What is it used for?
#3: Nominated for promotion
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Alexei
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2022-10-30T11:29:02Z (about 2 years ago)
#2: Nominated for promotion
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Alexei
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2022-02-13T11:43:27Z (almost 3 years ago)
#1: Initial revision
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hkotsubo
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2021-10-14T17:00:13Z (about 3 years ago)
What is HEAD in Git?
In Git documentation, [there are lots of references to the term "HEAD"](https://git-scm.com/search/results?search=HEAD). But what exactly is it? Some places refer to it as "_a pointer to the current branch_". So it's a branch? What is it used for?