Dec 18, 2020 · Fundamentals

Understanding Git Internals: Objects, Trees, Commits, Tags, and Packfiles

This article explains how Git stores data by describing the .git directory layout, the four object types (blob, tree, commit, tag), how objects are hashed and organized, and how Git packs objects to save space, answering why a second commit stores a full file.

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Understanding Git Internals: Objects, Trees, Commits, Tags, and Packfiles

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May 20, 2020 · Fundamentals

Unveiling Git’s Hidden Architecture: Objects, Packfiles, and Storage Models Explained

This article systematically explores Git’s underlying architecture, detailing the lifecycle of objects, core data structures, packfile formats, indexing mechanisms, and the algorithms used for object retrieval, while providing practical command examples and visual diagrams to demystify Git’s storage and retrieval models.

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Unveiling Git’s Hidden Architecture: Objects, Packfiles, and Storage Models Explained