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Subject: Re: [PATCH 1/9] refs:  Introduce pseudoref and per-worktree ref concepts
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David Turner <dturner@twopensource.com> writes:

> I meant "and that contain a line consisting of a SHA" to exclude HEAD,
> but I need to add a "always" in there, since detached HEAD would
> otherwise apply.

I do not think "always" is as a good escape hatch as an explicit
exclusion of "HEAD".  The latter is more direct and to the point.