The .git Folder and Snapshots Links
Learn how Git works behind the scenes.
In this chapter, we’ll learn the following:
- We’ll learn how Git manages snapshots.
- We’ll learn how Git manages branch pointers.
- We’ll learn the three stages of tracking changes.
We’ll start with the workings of the Git snapshots.
The .git
folder
As we run git init
in the current folder, Git creates a .git
folder in the project directory. The .git
folder contains everything that Git needs to maintain the repository. ...