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How Git works Internally? Many people think that git keeps file difference, but it is not the case. Actually what git does that it keeps snapshots of different versions. Every time you commit, Git takes a snapshot of your project and stores it intern...

Jan 30 · 3 min read · inside-gitfolder.hashnode.dev  
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