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# [Inside Git: How It Works and the Role of the .git Folder](https://hardikdotdev.hashnode.dev/inside-git-how-it-works-and-the-role-of-the-git-folder?utm_source=hashnode&utm_medium=feed)

Stop memorizing Git commands. Learn how Git works under the hood: the .git folder, blobs, trees, commits, hashes, and what add and commit really do.

Oct 16 · 3 min read · hardikdotdev.hashnode.dev  
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[Hardik Babla](https://hashnode.com/@hardikbabla)

@hardikbabla · dehradun, india

  
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## Responses 2

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[StackShortlist](https://hashnode.com/@veristria)

[Oct 16](https://hashnode.com/posts/inside-git-how-it-works-and-the-role-of-the-git-folder/6ad181921c14128de6e313d2/comment/6ad1bcf6e92aa9b5aac30fab)

The blob, tree, commit breakdown is what finally made Git click for me years ago. Once you see a commit is just a pointer to a tree plus a parent, branches stop feeling scary. Good idea to pair this with the beginner post.

[Hardik Babla](https://hashnode.com/@hardikbabla)

[Oct 20](https://hashnode.com/posts/inside-git-how-it-works-and-the-role-of-the-git-folder/6ad181921c14128de6e313d2/comment/6ad1bcf6e92aa9b5aac30fab#reply-6ad76d63b7a10c7ed2f4e955)

thanks🙏🏻