conventions.tex

\input{common.tex}
\begin{document}
\begin{tikzpicture}[main]
    \boundingbox
    \usualsetup
    \branch maint -> A;
    \branch master -> E;
    \HEAD -> master;

    \path [>=stealth', draw=black!50, very thick]
        (5,3.75) node {reference to current branch} edge [->] (HEAD label)
        (6.5,2) node {current branch} edge [->] (master)
        (-5,3) node {another branch} edge [->] (maint)
        (-5,-0.5) node {files to go in next commit} edge [->] (index)
        (-5,-2) node {files that you ``see''} edge [->] (work)
        (5,-1) node [text width=6\g, text badly centered]
          {commit objects, identified by SHA-1 hash}
            edge [->] (E)
            edge [->] (D)
            edge [->] (C)

        (-1,2.25) node {child points to parent} edge [->] ($ (B)!.5!(C) $)
        ;

\end{tikzpicture}
\end{document}