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# [Git Essentials: What Happens Inside the .git Folder](https://manishbhandari.hashnode.dev/git-essentials-what-happens-inside-the-git-folder?utm_source=hashnode&utm_medium=feed)

When I first saw git it felt like magic, file change, commit appear and history preserved. But behind the scenes git follows a very simple and powerful model. Let's understand that in this article. How Git Works Internally? In simple terms, git is a ...

Jan 30 · 2 min read · manishbhandari.hashnode.dev  
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