1029 lines
28 KiB
HTML
1029 lines
28 KiB
HTML
<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
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<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.1//EN"
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"http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml11/DTD/xhtml11.dtd">
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<html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" xml:lang="en">
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<head>
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<meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="application/xhtml+xml; charset=UTF-8" />
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<meta name="generator" content="AsciiDoc 10.2.0" />
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<title>git-update-ref(1)</title>
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<style type="text/css">
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/* Shared CSS for AsciiDoc xhtml11 and html5 backends */
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/* Default font. */
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body {
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font-family: Georgia,serif;
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}
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/* Title font. */
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h1, h2, h3, h4, h5, h6,
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div.title, caption.title,
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thead, p.table.header,
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#toctitle,
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#author, #revnumber, #revdate, #revremark,
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#footer {
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font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;
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}
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body {
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margin: 1em 5% 1em 5%;
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}
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a {
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color: blue;
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text-decoration: underline;
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}
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a:visited {
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color: fuchsia;
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}
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em {
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font-style: italic;
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color: navy;
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}
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strong {
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font-weight: bold;
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color: #083194;
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}
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h1, h2, h3, h4, h5, h6 {
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color: #527bbd;
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margin-top: 1.2em;
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margin-bottom: 0.5em;
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line-height: 1.3;
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}
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h1, h2, h3 {
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border-bottom: 2px solid silver;
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}
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h2 {
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padding-top: 0.5em;
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}
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h3 {
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float: left;
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}
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h3 + * {
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clear: left;
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}
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h5 {
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font-size: 1.0em;
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}
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div.sectionbody {
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margin-left: 0;
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}
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hr {
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border: 1px solid silver;
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}
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p {
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margin-top: 0.5em;
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margin-bottom: 0.5em;
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}
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ul, ol, li > p {
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margin-top: 0;
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}
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ul > li { color: #aaa; }
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ul > li > * { color: black; }
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.monospaced, code, pre {
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font-family: "Courier New", Courier, monospace;
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font-size: inherit;
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color: navy;
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padding: 0;
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margin: 0;
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}
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pre {
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white-space: pre-wrap;
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}
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#author {
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color: #527bbd;
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font-weight: bold;
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font-size: 1.1em;
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}
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#email {
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}
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#revnumber, #revdate, #revremark {
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}
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#footer {
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font-size: small;
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border-top: 2px solid silver;
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padding-top: 0.5em;
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margin-top: 4.0em;
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}
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#footer-text {
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float: left;
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padding-bottom: 0.5em;
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}
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#footer-badges {
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float: right;
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padding-bottom: 0.5em;
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}
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#preamble {
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margin-top: 1.5em;
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margin-bottom: 1.5em;
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}
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div.imageblock, div.exampleblock, div.verseblock,
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div.quoteblock, div.literalblock, div.listingblock, div.sidebarblock,
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div.admonitionblock {
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margin-top: 1.0em;
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margin-bottom: 1.5em;
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}
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div.admonitionblock {
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margin-top: 2.0em;
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margin-bottom: 2.0em;
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margin-right: 10%;
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color: #606060;
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}
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div.content { /* Block element content. */
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padding: 0;
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}
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/* Block element titles. */
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div.title, caption.title {
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color: #527bbd;
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font-weight: bold;
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text-align: left;
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margin-top: 1.0em;
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margin-bottom: 0.5em;
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}
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div.title + * {
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margin-top: 0;
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}
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td div.title:first-child {
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margin-top: 0.0em;
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}
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div.content div.title:first-child {
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margin-top: 0.0em;
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}
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div.content + div.title {
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margin-top: 0.0em;
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}
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div.sidebarblock > div.content {
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background: #ffffee;
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border: 1px solid #dddddd;
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border-left: 4px solid #f0f0f0;
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padding: 0.5em;
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}
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div.listingblock > div.content {
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border: 1px solid #dddddd;
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border-left: 5px solid #f0f0f0;
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background: #f8f8f8;
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padding: 0.5em;
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}
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div.quoteblock, div.verseblock {
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padding-left: 1.0em;
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margin-left: 1.0em;
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margin-right: 10%;
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border-left: 5px solid #f0f0f0;
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color: #888;
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}
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div.quoteblock > div.attribution {
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padding-top: 0.5em;
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text-align: right;
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}
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div.verseblock > pre.content {
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font-family: inherit;
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font-size: inherit;
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}
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div.verseblock > div.attribution {
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padding-top: 0.75em;
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text-align: left;
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}
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/* DEPRECATED: Pre version 8.2.7 verse style literal block. */
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div.verseblock + div.attribution {
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text-align: left;
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}
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div.admonitionblock .icon {
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vertical-align: top;
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font-size: 1.1em;
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font-weight: bold;
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text-decoration: underline;
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color: #527bbd;
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padding-right: 0.5em;
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}
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div.admonitionblock td.content {
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padding-left: 0.5em;
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border-left: 3px solid #dddddd;
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}
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div.exampleblock > div.content {
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border-left: 3px solid #dddddd;
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padding-left: 0.5em;
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}
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div.imageblock div.content { padding-left: 0; }
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span.image img { border-style: none; vertical-align: text-bottom; }
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a.image:visited { color: white; }
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dl {
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margin-top: 0.8em;
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margin-bottom: 0.8em;
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}
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dt {
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margin-top: 0.5em;
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margin-bottom: 0;
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font-style: normal;
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color: navy;
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}
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dd > *:first-child {
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margin-top: 0.1em;
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}
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ul, ol {
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list-style-position: outside;
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}
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ol.arabic {
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list-style-type: decimal;
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}
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ol.loweralpha {
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list-style-type: lower-alpha;
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}
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ol.upperalpha {
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list-style-type: upper-alpha;
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}
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ol.lowerroman {
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list-style-type: lower-roman;
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}
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ol.upperroman {
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list-style-type: upper-roman;
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}
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div.compact ul, div.compact ol,
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div.compact p, div.compact p,
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div.compact div, div.compact div {
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margin-top: 0.1em;
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margin-bottom: 0.1em;
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}
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tfoot {
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font-weight: bold;
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}
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td > div.verse {
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white-space: pre;
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}
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div.hdlist {
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margin-top: 0.8em;
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margin-bottom: 0.8em;
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}
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div.hdlist tr {
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padding-bottom: 15px;
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}
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dt.hdlist1.strong, td.hdlist1.strong {
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font-weight: bold;
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}
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td.hdlist1 {
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vertical-align: top;
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font-style: normal;
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padding-right: 0.8em;
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color: navy;
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}
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td.hdlist2 {
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vertical-align: top;
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}
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div.hdlist.compact tr {
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margin: 0;
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padding-bottom: 0;
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}
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.comment {
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background: yellow;
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}
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.footnote, .footnoteref {
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font-size: 0.8em;
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}
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span.footnote, span.footnoteref {
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vertical-align: super;
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}
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#footnotes {
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margin: 20px 0 20px 0;
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padding: 7px 0 0 0;
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}
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#footnotes div.footnote {
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margin: 0 0 5px 0;
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}
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#footnotes hr {
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border: none;
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border-top: 1px solid silver;
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height: 1px;
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text-align: left;
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margin-left: 0;
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width: 20%;
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min-width: 100px;
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}
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div.colist td {
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padding-right: 0.5em;
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padding-bottom: 0.3em;
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vertical-align: top;
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}
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div.colist td img {
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margin-top: 0.3em;
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}
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@media print {
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#footer-badges { display: none; }
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}
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#toc {
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margin-bottom: 2.5em;
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}
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#toctitle {
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color: #527bbd;
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font-size: 1.1em;
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font-weight: bold;
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margin-top: 1.0em;
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margin-bottom: 0.1em;
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}
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div.toclevel0, div.toclevel1, div.toclevel2, div.toclevel3, div.toclevel4 {
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margin-top: 0;
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margin-bottom: 0;
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}
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div.toclevel2 {
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margin-left: 2em;
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font-size: 0.9em;
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}
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div.toclevel3 {
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margin-left: 4em;
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font-size: 0.9em;
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}
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div.toclevel4 {
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margin-left: 6em;
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font-size: 0.9em;
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}
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span.aqua { color: aqua; }
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span.black { color: black; }
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span.blue { color: blue; }
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span.fuchsia { color: fuchsia; }
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span.gray { color: gray; }
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span.green { color: green; }
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span.lime { color: lime; }
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span.maroon { color: maroon; }
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span.navy { color: navy; }
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span.olive { color: olive; }
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span.purple { color: purple; }
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span.red { color: red; }
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span.silver { color: silver; }
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span.teal { color: teal; }
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span.white { color: white; }
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span.yellow { color: yellow; }
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span.aqua-background { background: aqua; }
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span.black-background { background: black; }
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span.blue-background { background: blue; }
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span.fuchsia-background { background: fuchsia; }
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span.gray-background { background: gray; }
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span.green-background { background: green; }
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span.lime-background { background: lime; }
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span.maroon-background { background: maroon; }
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span.navy-background { background: navy; }
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span.olive-background { background: olive; }
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span.purple-background { background: purple; }
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span.red-background { background: red; }
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span.silver-background { background: silver; }
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span.teal-background { background: teal; }
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span.white-background { background: white; }
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span.yellow-background { background: yellow; }
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span.big { font-size: 2em; }
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span.small { font-size: 0.6em; }
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span.underline { text-decoration: underline; }
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span.overline { text-decoration: overline; }
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span.line-through { text-decoration: line-through; }
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div.unbreakable { page-break-inside: avoid; }
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/*
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* xhtml11 specific
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*
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* */
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div.tableblock {
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margin-top: 1.0em;
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margin-bottom: 1.5em;
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}
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div.tableblock > table {
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border: 3px solid #527bbd;
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}
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thead, p.table.header {
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font-weight: bold;
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color: #527bbd;
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}
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p.table {
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margin-top: 0;
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}
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/* Because the table frame attribute is overridden by CSS in most browsers. */
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div.tableblock > table[frame="void"] {
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border-style: none;
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}
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div.tableblock > table[frame="hsides"] {
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border-left-style: none;
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border-right-style: none;
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}
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div.tableblock > table[frame="vsides"] {
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border-top-style: none;
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border-bottom-style: none;
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}
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/*
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* html5 specific
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*
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* */
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table.tableblock {
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margin-top: 1.0em;
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margin-bottom: 1.5em;
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}
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thead, p.tableblock.header {
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font-weight: bold;
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color: #527bbd;
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}
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p.tableblock {
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margin-top: 0;
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}
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table.tableblock {
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border-width: 3px;
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border-spacing: 0px;
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border-style: solid;
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border-color: #527bbd;
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border-collapse: collapse;
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}
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th.tableblock, td.tableblock {
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border-width: 1px;
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padding: 4px;
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border-style: solid;
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border-color: #527bbd;
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}
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table.tableblock.frame-topbot {
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border-left-style: hidden;
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border-right-style: hidden;
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}
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table.tableblock.frame-sides {
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border-top-style: hidden;
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border-bottom-style: hidden;
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}
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table.tableblock.frame-none {
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border-style: hidden;
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}
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th.tableblock.halign-left, td.tableblock.halign-left {
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text-align: left;
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}
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th.tableblock.halign-center, td.tableblock.halign-center {
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text-align: center;
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}
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th.tableblock.halign-right, td.tableblock.halign-right {
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text-align: right;
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}
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th.tableblock.valign-top, td.tableblock.valign-top {
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vertical-align: top;
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}
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th.tableblock.valign-middle, td.tableblock.valign-middle {
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vertical-align: middle;
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}
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th.tableblock.valign-bottom, td.tableblock.valign-bottom {
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vertical-align: bottom;
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}
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/*
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* manpage specific
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*
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* */
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body.manpage h1 {
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padding-top: 0.5em;
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padding-bottom: 0.5em;
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border-top: 2px solid silver;
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border-bottom: 2px solid silver;
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}
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body.manpage h2 {
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border-style: none;
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}
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body.manpage div.sectionbody {
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margin-left: 3em;
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}
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@media print {
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body.manpage div#toc { display: none; }
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}
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</style>
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<script type="text/javascript">
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/*<+'])');
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// Function that scans the DOM tree for header elements (the DOM2
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// nodeIterator API would be a better technique but not supported by all
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// browsers).
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var iterate = function (el) {
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for (var i = el.firstChild; i != null; i = i.nextSibling) {
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if (i.nodeType == 1 /* Node.ELEMENT_NODE */) {
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var mo = re.exec(i.tagName);
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if (mo && (i.getAttribute("class") || i.getAttribute("className")) != "float") {
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result[result.length] = new TocEntry(i, getText(i), mo[1]-1);
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}
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iterate(i);
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}
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}
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}
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iterate(el);
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return result;
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}
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var toc = document.getElementById("toc");
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if (!toc) {
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return;
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}
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// Delete existing TOC entries in case we're reloading the TOC.
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var tocEntriesToRemove = [];
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var i;
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for (i = 0; i < toc.childNodes.length; i++) {
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var entry = toc.childNodes[i];
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if (entry.nodeName.toLowerCase() == 'div'
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&& entry.getAttribute("class")
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&& entry.getAttribute("class").match(/^toclevel/))
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tocEntriesToRemove.push(entry);
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}
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for (i = 0; i < tocEntriesToRemove.length; i++) {
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toc.removeChild(tocEntriesToRemove[i]);
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}
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// Rebuild TOC entries.
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var entries = tocEntries(document.getElementById("content"), toclevels);
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for (var i = 0; i < entries.length; ++i) {
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var entry = entries[i];
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if (entry.element.id == "")
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entry.element.id = "_toc_" + i;
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var a = document.createElement("a");
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<div id="header">
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<h1>
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git-update-ref(1) Manual Page
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</h1>
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<h2>NAME</h2>
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<div class="sectionbody">
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<p>git-update-ref -
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Update the object name stored in a ref safely
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</p>
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</div>
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</div>
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<div id="content">
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<div class="sect1">
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<h2 id="_synopsis">SYNOPSIS</h2>
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<div class="sectionbody">
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<div class="verseblock">
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<pre class="content"><code>git</code> <code>update-ref</code> [<code>-m</code> <em><reason></em>] [<code>--no-deref</code>] <code>-d</code> <em><ref></em> [<em><old-oid></em>]
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<code>git</code> <code>update-ref</code> [<code>-m</code> <em><reason></em>] [<code>--no-deref</code>] [<code>--create-reflog</code>] <em><ref></em> <em><new-oid></em> [<em><old-oid></em>]
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<code>git</code> <code>update-ref</code> [<code>-m</code> <em><reason></em>] [<code>--no-deref</code>] <code>--stdin</code> [<code>-z</code>] [<code>--batch-updates</code>]</pre>
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<div class="attribution">
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</div></div>
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</div>
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</div>
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<div class="sect1">
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<h2 id="_description">DESCRIPTION</h2>
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<div class="sectionbody">
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<div class="paragraph"><p>Given two arguments, stores the <new-oid> in the <ref>, possibly
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dereferencing the symbolic refs. E.g. <code>git</code> <code>update-ref</code> <code>HEAD</code>
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<em><new-oid></em> updates the current branch head to the new object.</p></div>
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<div class="paragraph"><p>Given three arguments, stores the <new-oid> in the <ref>,
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possibly dereferencing the symbolic refs, after verifying that
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the current value of the <ref> matches <old-oid>.
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E.g. <code>git</code> <code>update-ref</code> <code>refs/heads/master</code> <em><new-oid></em> <em><old-oid></em>
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updates the master branch head to <new-oid> only if its current
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value is <old-oid>. You can specify 40 "0" or an empty string
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as <old-oid> to make sure that the ref you are creating does
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not exist.</p></div>
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<div class="paragraph"><p>The final arguments are object names; this command without any options
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|
does not support updating a symbolic ref to point to another ref (see
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<a href="git-symbolic-ref.html">git-symbolic-ref(1)</a>). But <code>git</code> <code>update-ref</code> <code>--stdin</code> does have
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the <code>symref-*</code> commands so that regular refs and symbolic refs can be
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committed in the same transaction.</p></div>
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<div class="paragraph"><p>If --no-deref is given, <ref> itself is overwritten, rather than
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the result of following the symbolic pointers.</p></div>
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<div class="paragraph"><p>With <code>-d</code>, it deletes the named <ref> after verifying that it
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still contains <old-oid>.</p></div>
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<div class="paragraph"><p>With <code>--stdin</code>, update-ref reads instructions from standard input and
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performs all modifications together. Specify commands of the form:</p></div>
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<div class="literalblock">
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<div class="content">
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<pre><code>update SP <ref> SP <new-oid> [SP <old-oid>] LF
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create SP <ref> SP <new-oid> LF
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delete SP <ref> [SP <old-oid>] LF
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verify SP <ref> [SP <old-oid>] LF
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symref-update SP <ref> SP <new-target> [SP (ref SP <old-target> | oid SP <old-oid>)] LF
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symref-create SP <ref> SP <new-target> LF
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symref-delete SP <ref> [SP <old-target>] LF
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symref-verify SP <ref> [SP <old-target>] LF
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option SP <opt> LF
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start LF
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prepare LF
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commit LF
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abort LF</code></pre>
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</div></div>
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<div class="paragraph"><p>With <code>--create-reflog</code>, update-ref will create a reflog for each ref
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even if one would not ordinarily be created.</p></div>
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<div class="paragraph"><p>With <code>--batch-updates</code>, update-ref executes the updates in a batch but allows
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individual updates to fail due to invalid or incorrect user input, applying only
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the successful updates. However, system-related errors—such as I/O failures or
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memory issues—will result in a full failure of all batched updates. Any failed
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updates will be reported in the following format:</p></div>
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<div class="literalblock">
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<div class="content">
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<pre><code>rejected SP (<old-oid> | <old-target>) SP (<new-oid> | <new-target>) SP <rejection-reason> LF</code></pre>
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</div></div>
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<div class="paragraph"><p>Quote fields containing whitespace as if they were strings in C source
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code; i.e., surrounded by double-quotes and with backslash escapes.
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Use 40 "0" characters or the empty string to specify a zero value. To
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|
specify a missing value, omit the value and its preceding SP entirely.</p></div>
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<div class="paragraph"><p>Alternatively, use <code>-z</code> to specify in NUL-terminated format, without
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|
quoting:</p></div>
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<div class="literalblock">
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<div class="content">
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<pre><code>update SP <ref> NUL <new-oid> NUL [<old-oid>] NUL
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create SP <ref> NUL <new-oid> NUL
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delete SP <ref> NUL [<old-oid>] NUL
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verify SP <ref> NUL [<old-oid>] NUL
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symref-update SP <ref> NUL <new-target> [NUL (ref NUL <old-target> | oid NUL <old-oid>)] NUL
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symref-create SP <ref> NUL <new-target> NUL
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symref-delete SP <ref> [NUL <old-target>] NUL
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|
symref-verify SP <ref> [NUL <old-target>] NUL
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option SP <opt> NUL
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start NUL
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prepare NUL
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commit NUL
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abort NUL</code></pre>
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</div></div>
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<div class="paragraph"><p>In this format, use 40 "0" to specify a zero value, and use the empty
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|
string to specify a missing value.</p></div>
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<div class="paragraph"><p>In either format, values can be specified in any form that Git
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|
recognizes as an object name. Commands in any other format or a
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|
repeated <ref> produce an error. Command meanings are:</p></div>
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<div class="dlist"><dl>
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<dt class="hdlist1">
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update
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</dt>
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<dd>
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<p>
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Set <ref> to <new-oid> after verifying <old-oid>, if given.
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|
Specify a zero <new-oid> to ensure the ref does not exist
|
|
after the update and/or a zero <old-oid> to make sure the
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|
ref does not exist before the update.
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|
</p>
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</dd>
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<dt class="hdlist1">
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create
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</dt>
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<dd>
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<p>
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|
Create <ref> with <new-oid> after verifying that it does not
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|
exist. The given <new-oid> may not be zero.
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</p>
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</dd>
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<dt class="hdlist1">
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delete
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</dt>
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<dd>
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<p>
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|
Delete <ref> after verifying that it exists with <old-oid>, if
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given. If given, <old-oid> may not be zero.
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</p>
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</dd>
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<dt class="hdlist1">
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symref-update
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</dt>
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<dd>
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<p>
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|
Set <ref> to <new-target> after verifying <old-target> or <old-oid>,
|
|
if given. Specify a zero <old-oid> to ensure that the ref does not
|
|
exist before the update.
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|
</p>
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|
</dd>
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<dt class="hdlist1">
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verify
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</dt>
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<dd>
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<p>
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|
Verify <ref> against <old-oid> but do not change it. If
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<old-oid> is zero or missing, the ref must not exist.
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</p>
|
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</dd>
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</dl></div>
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<div class="paragraph"><p>symref-create:
|
|
Create symbolic ref <ref> with <new-target> after verifying that
|
|
it does not exist.</p></div>
|
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<div class="dlist"><dl>
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<dt class="hdlist1">
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symref-delete
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</dt>
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<dd>
|
|
<p>
|
|
Delete <ref> after verifying that it exists with <old-target>, if given.
|
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</p>
|
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</dd>
|
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<dt class="hdlist1">
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symref-verify
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</dt>
|
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<dd>
|
|
<p>
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|
Verify symbolic <ref> against <old-target> but do not change it.
|
|
If <old-target> is missing, the ref must not exist. Can only be
|
|
used in <code>no-deref</code> mode.
|
|
</p>
|
|
</dd>
|
|
<dt class="hdlist1">
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|
option
|
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</dt>
|
|
<dd>
|
|
<p>
|
|
Modify the behavior of the next command naming a <ref>.
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|
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a symbolic ref.
|
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</p>
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</dd>
|
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<dt class="hdlist1">
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start
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</dt>
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<dd>
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<p>
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Start a transaction. In contrast to a non-transactional session, a
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|
transaction will automatically abort if the session ends without an
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|
explicit commit. This command may create a new empty transaction when
|
|
the current one has been committed or aborted already.
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</p>
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</dd>
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<dt class="hdlist1">
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prepare
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</dt>
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<dd>
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<p>
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Prepare to commit the transaction. This will create lock files for all
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|
queued reference updates. If one reference could not be locked, the
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|
transaction will be aborted.
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</p>
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</dd>
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<dt class="hdlist1">
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commit
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</dt>
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<dd>
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<p>
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Commit all reference updates queued for the transaction, ending the
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transaction.
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</p>
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</dd>
|
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<dt class="hdlist1">
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abort
|
|
</dt>
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<dd>
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<p>
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|
Abort the transaction, releasing all locks if the transaction is in
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|
prepared state.
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</p>
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|
</dd>
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</dl></div>
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<div class="paragraph"><p>If all <ref>s can be locked with matching <old-oid>s
|
|
simultaneously, all modifications are performed. Otherwise, no
|
|
modifications are performed. Note that while each individual
|
|
<ref> is updated or deleted atomically, a concurrent reader may
|
|
still see a subset of the modifications.</p></div>
|
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</div>
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</div>
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<div class="sect1">
|
|
<h2 id="_logging_updates">LOGGING UPDATES</h2>
|
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<div class="sectionbody">
|
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<div class="paragraph"><p>If config parameter "core.logAllRefUpdates" is true and the ref is one
|
|
under "refs/heads/", "refs/remotes/", "refs/notes/", or a pseudoref
|
|
like HEAD or ORIG_HEAD; or the file "$GIT_DIR/logs/<ref>" exists then
|
|
<code>git</code> <code>update-ref</code> will append a line to the log file
|
|
"$GIT_DIR/logs/<ref>" (dereferencing all symbolic refs before creating
|
|
the log name) describing the change in ref value. Log lines are
|
|
formatted as:</p></div>
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<div class="literalblock">
|
|
<div class="content">
|
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<pre><code>oldsha1 SP newsha1 SP committer LF</code></pre>
|
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</div></div>
|
|
<div class="paragraph"><p>Where "oldsha1" is the 40 character hexadecimal value previously
|
|
stored in <ref>, "newsha1" is the 40 character hexadecimal value of
|
|
<new-oid> and "committer" is the committer’s name, email address
|
|
and date in the standard Git committer ident format.</p></div>
|
|
<div class="paragraph"><p>Optionally with -m:</p></div>
|
|
<div class="literalblock">
|
|
<div class="content">
|
|
<pre><code>oldsha1 SP newsha1 SP committer TAB message LF</code></pre>
|
|
</div></div>
|
|
<div class="paragraph"><p>Where all fields are as described above and "message" is the
|
|
value supplied to the -m option.</p></div>
|
|
<div class="paragraph"><p>An update will fail (without changing <ref>) if the current user is
|
|
unable to create a new log file, append to the existing log file
|
|
or does not have committer information available.</p></div>
|
|
</div>
|
|
</div>
|
|
<div class="sect1">
|
|
<h2 id="_notes">NOTES</h2>
|
|
<div class="sectionbody">
|
|
<div class="paragraph"><p>Symbolic refs were initially implemented using symbolic links. This is
|
|
now deprecated since not all filesystems support symbolic links.</p></div>
|
|
<div class="paragraph"><p>This command follows <strong>real</strong> symlinks only if they start with "refs/":
|
|
otherwise it will just try to read them and update them as a regular
|
|
file (i.e. it will allow the filesystem to follow them, but will
|
|
overwrite such a symlink to somewhere else with a regular filename).</p></div>
|
|
</div>
|
|
</div>
|
|
<div class="sect1">
|
|
<h2 id="_see_also">SEE ALSO</h2>
|
|
<div class="sectionbody">
|
|
<div class="paragraph"><p><a href="git-symbolic-ref.html">git-symbolic-ref(1)</a></p></div>
|
|
</div>
|
|
</div>
|
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<div class="sect1">
|
|
<h2 id="_git">GIT</h2>
|
|
<div class="sectionbody">
|
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<div class="paragraph"><p>Part of the <a href="git.html">git(1)</a> suite</p></div>
|
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</div>
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</div>
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