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Co-authored-by: Kevin Heis <heiskr@users.noreply.github.com> Co-authored-by: Felicity Chapman <felicitymay@github.com>
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title: REST API endpoints for Git references
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shortTitle: References
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intro: >-
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Use the REST API to interact with references in your Git database on {% data
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variables.product.github %}
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versions: # DO NOT MANUALLY EDIT. CHANGES WILL BE OVERWRITTEN BY A 🤖
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fpt: '*'
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ghec: '*'
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ghes: '*'
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topics:
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- API
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allowTitleToDifferFromFilename: true
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autogenerated: rest
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---
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## About Git references
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A Git reference (`git ref`) is a file that contains a Git commit SHA-1 hash. When referring to a Git commit, you can use the Git reference, which is an easy-to-remember name, rather than the hash. The Git reference can be rewritten to point to a new commit. A branch is a Git reference that stores the new Git commit hash. These endpoints allow you to read and write [references](https://git-scm.com/book/en/v2/Git-Internals-Git-References) to your Git database on {% data variables.product.github %}.
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