refs: introduce pseudoref and per-worktree ref concepts

Add glossary entries for both concepts.

Pseudorefs and per-worktree refs do not yet have special handling,
because the files refs backend already handles them correctly.  Later,
we will make the LMDB backend call out to the files backend to handle
per-worktree refs.

Signed-off-by: David Turner <dturner@twopensource.com>
Signed-off-by: Junio C Hamano <gitster@pobox.com>
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core Git. Porcelains expose more of a <<def_SCM,SCM>>
interface than the <<def_plumbing,plumbing>>.
[[def_per_worktree_ref]]per-worktree ref::
Refs that are per-<<def_working_tree,worktree>>, rather than
global. This is presently only <<def_HEAD,HEAD>>, but might
later include other unusual refs.
[[def_pseudoref]]pseudoref::
Pseudorefs are a class of files under `$GIT_DIR` which behave
like refs for the purposes of rev-parse, but which are treated
specially by git. Pseudorefs both have names that are all-caps,
and always start with a line consisting of a
<<def_SHA1,SHA-1>> followed by whitespace. So, HEAD is not a
pseudoref, because it is sometimes a symbolic ref. They might
optionally contain some additional data. `MERGE_HEAD` and
`CHERRY_PICK_HEAD` are examples. Unlike
<<def_per_worktree_ref,per-worktree refs>>, these files cannot
be symbolic refs, and never have reflogs. They also cannot be
updated through the normal ref update machinery. Instead,
they are updated by directly writing to the files. However,
they can be read as if they were refs, so `git rev-parse
MERGE_HEAD` will work.
[[def_pull]]pull::
Pulling a <<def_branch,branch>> means to <<def_fetch,fetch>> it and
<<def_merge,merge>> it. See also linkgit:git-pull[1].