The .git Folder and Snapshots Links
Explore how Git internally manages version control through the .git folder and snapshots. Understand the role of branch pointers, the structure of commit links, and how Git tracks changes to reconstruct files, helping you grasp Git's core functionality 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. ...