[svnbook commit] r1997 - trunk/src/en/book

cmpilato svnbook-dev at red-bean.com
Mon Feb 13 10:36:43 CST 2006


Author: cmpilato
Date: Mon Feb 13 10:36:41 2006
New Revision: 1997

Modified:
   trunk/src/en/book/ch03.xml

Log:
* src/en/book/ch03.xml
  Rework the revision keywords definitions a bit.


Modified: trunk/src/en/book/ch03.xml
==============================================================================
--- trunk/src/en/book/ch03.xml	(original)
+++ trunk/src/en/book/ch03.xml	Mon Feb 13 10:36:41 2006
@@ -128,32 +128,35 @@
         <varlistentry>
           <term>HEAD</term>
           <listitem>
-            <para>The latest revision in the repository.</para>
+            <para>The latest (or <quote>youngest</quote>) revision in
+              the repository.</para>
           </listitem>
         </varlistentry>
         
         <varlistentry>
           <term>BASE</term>
           <listitem>
-            <para>The <quote>pristine</quote> revision of an item in a
-              working copy.</para>
+            <para>The revision number of an item in a working copy.
+              If the item has been locally modified, the <quote>BASE
+              version</quote> refers to the way the item appears
+              without those local modifications.</para>
           </listitem>
         </varlistentry>
         
         <varlistentry>
           <term>COMMITTED</term>
           <listitem>
-            <para>The last revision in which an item changed before (or
-              at) <literal>BASE</literal>.</para>
+            <para>The most recent revision prior to, or equal to,
+              <literal>BASE</literal>, in which an item changed.</para>
           </listitem>
         </varlistentry>
         
         <varlistentry>
           <term>PREV</term>
           <listitem>
-            <para>The revision just <emphasis>before</emphasis> the last
-              revision in which an item changed.  (Technically,
-              <literal>COMMITTED</literal> - 1.)</para>
+            <para>The revision immediately <emphasis>before</emphasis>
+              the last revision in which an item changed.
+              (Technically, <literal>COMMITTED</literal> - 1.)</para>
           </listitem>
         </varlistentry>
         




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