The Internals 11# - The Internals of GIT

In the next session of the Internals, we will discuss how GIT works internally with Harsh Kapadia (https://twitter.com/harshgkapadia). He has explored a lot on the topic and has written a comprehensive guide on GIT basics, https://harshkapadia2.github.io/git_basics.

Agenda

The .git directory

• Which files and directories does the .git directory contain?
• What is the use and structure of those files and directories?

Git Objects

• What are Blob, Tree and Commit objects in Git?
• What is the use and structure of these objects?

How does Git efficiently manage the following?

• Different versions of files
• Renaming of files
• Directories
• Changes to large files