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27 Jan 2026 15:00:09 EST (-0500)
  Re: Still stumped by git branches  
From: Cousin Ricky
Date: 21 Jan 2026 23:09:33
Message: <6971a2fd$1@news.povray.org>
On 1/15/26 09:56 (-4), Mr wrote:
> 
> Hi, I don't know how far you've been in the journey to try and make sense of
> (g)it...

A little over 4 years, and not very far.

> a)Did you read ProGit the free ebook?
> https://git-scm.com/book/fr/v2

My eyes are glazing over, and my head is in a fog.

> b)Does this video tutorial help for your specific question?
> https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ala6PHlYjmw

The video's "uncomfortable truth" has been blaringly obvious to me from
the start.  After 4 years, it seems clear that I still have no idea
what's going on.  *watches video*  I think I'm even more confused than I
was before.  I think.

I remember once having a detached head.  I had no idea what that meant
at the time, or what I did to detach it.  (I ended up deleting the
repository and restarting from scratch.)  Now I have some vague idea,
but I can't explain that idea to myself, and it's probably wrong anyway.


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