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commit - 953c67e2c21eafa2c682fe83f77cfabd955358f7
commit + 1b9900744f5cac2de071add4a1b678cf36713b63
blob - 149fcba8cbdc4b369202dd5851e3e3aa63ed24d4
blob + 88a4286fff9c196d6fcc50a06ce49f886eb81d91
--- got/got.1
+++ got/got.1
@@ -707,7 +707,7 @@ keywords
 and
 .Qq :head
 can also be used to represent the work tree's base commit
-and HEAD reference, respectively.
+and branch head, respectively.
 Keywords and reference names may be appended with
 .Qq :+
 or
@@ -716,7 +716,7 @@ modifiers and an optional integer N to denote the
 Nth descendant or antecedent, respectively, by first parent traversal;
 for example,
 .Sy :head:-2
-denotes the HEAD reference's 2nd generation ancestor, and
+denotes the work tree branch head's 2nd generation ancestor, and
 .Sy :base:+4
 denotes the 4th generation descendant of the work tree's base commit.
 Similarly,
@@ -903,7 +903,7 @@ keywords
 and
 .Qq :head
 can also be used to represent the work tree's base commit
-and HEAD reference, respectively.
+and branch head, respectively.
 The former is only valid if invoked in a work tree, while the latter will
 resolve to the tip of the work tree's current branch if invoked in a
 work tree, otherwise it will resolve to the repository's HEAD reference.
@@ -1067,7 +1067,7 @@ keywords
 and
 .Qq :head
 can also be used to represent the work tree's base commit
-and HEAD reference, respectively.
+and branch head, respectively.
 The former is only valid if invoked in a work tree, while the latter will
 resolve to the tip of the work tree's current branch if invoked in a
 work tree, otherwise it will resolve to the repository's HEAD reference.