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title: "Comment by StackShortlist on \"Inside Git: How It Works and the Role of the .git Folder\" | Hashnode"
description: "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"
url: "https://hashnode.com/posts/inside-git-how-it-works-and-the-role-of-the-git-folder/6ad181921c14128de6e313d2/comment/6ad1bcf6e92aa9b5aac30fab"
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[Discussion](https://hashnode.com/posts/inside-git-how-it-works-and-the-role-of-the-git-folder/6ad181921c14128de6e313d2)

Comment [Inside Git: How It Works and the Role of the .git Folder](https://hashnode.com/posts/inside-git-how-it-works-and-the-role-of-the-git-folder/6ad181921c14128de6e313d2)

[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🙏🏻