Git · Junior · Question 18 of 75

What is `HEAD`?

1The newest commit across all of the branches
✓Correct answer: A pointer to what is checked out, usually a branch
3The latest commit on the remote main branch

Explanation

HEAD normally points to a branch, which points to a commit. New commits go to the branch HEAD refers to.

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