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@ -10,16 +10,21 @@ symbol = ""
usage = "arvo"
desc = "The first three elements of a Clay file path denoting ship, desk and case (revision number)."
[glossaryEntry."beak"]
name = "beak"
symbol = ""
usage = "arvo"
desc = "The first three elements of a Clay file path denoting ship, desk and case (revision number)."
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A **path prefix** is the first three elements of a
[Clay](/reference/glossary/clay) [path](/reference/glossary/path). These three
fields encode a `beak` in path-form. A `beak` is a triple of
fields encode a `beak` in `path` form. A `beak` is a triple of
[ship](/reference/glossary/ship), [desk](/reference/glossary/desk), and
[case](/reference/glossary/case). Here's an example:
```hoon
/~sampel/base/~2022.9.4..17.13.12..5835
/~sampel-palnet/base/~2022.9.4..17.13.12..5835
```
The first two fields are the ship and desk in which the target file resides.
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- The revision date-time in `@da` format, as in the example above.
- A revision number like `42` (`1` is the first commit and it's numbered sequentially).
- A revision label like `foo`. People rarely label commits so this is seldom useful.
- A revision label like `foo`. People rarely label commits so this is seldom useful today.
So you could do any of: