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Detached Heads

Explore the concept of a detached HEAD in Git, where the HEAD pointer is not linked to any branch but a specific commit. Learn to recognize this state using commands like git status and git log, and understand its implications for repository management and branching strategies.

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Sometimes when using Git you might have seen something like this:

	git status
	HEAD detached at 76d43b6

Detaching

The HEAD pointer can be moved to an arbitrary point. In fact, git checkout does exactly this. You can specify a reference (like master or newfeature) or a specific commit ID.

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