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"the current branch: HEAD
wizardzines.com/comics/the-c..."
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    "panel 1: HEAD is a tiny file containing the name of the current branch
    
    (diagram)
    
    panel 2: when you commit, git updates the current branch to point at the new commit
    
    (more diagrams)
    
    panel 3: SO MANY things in git use the current branch
    
    * git commit moves it forward
    * git merge merges into it
    * git rebase copies commits from it
    * git push and git pull sync it with a remote
    
    panel 4: many git disasters are caused by accidentally running a command while on the wrong branch
    
    person: "git commit"
    
    person: "UGH I didn't mean to do that on main"
    
    panel 5: I keep my current branch in my shell prompt
    
    to me it's as important as knowing what directory I'm in
    
    panel 6: 
    
    julia: "I think HEAD is a weird name for the current branch (why not CURRENT or something?) but we're stuck with it""
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