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2 changes: 1 addition & 1 deletion book/10-git-internals/sections/objects.asc
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Expand Up @@ -271,7 +271,7 @@ committer Scott Chacon <schacon@gmail.com> 1243040974 -0700
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The format for a commit object is simple: it specifies the top-level tree for the snapshot of the project at that point; the author/committer information (which uses your `user.name` and `user.email` configuration settings and a timestamp); a blank line, and then the commit message.
The format for a commit object is simple: it specifies the top-level tree for the snapshot of the project at that point; the parent commits if any (the commit object described above does not have any parents); the author/committer information (which uses your `user.name` and `user.email` configuration settings and a timestamp); a blank line, and then the commit message.

Next, you'll write the other two commit objects, each referencing the commit that came directly before it:

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