I am a Git newbee with UNIX SCCS and Microsoft Visual SourceSafe experience.
I’ve created a repository, looked at what Git created, and can’t find the files anywhere under the .git tree. So, how do I know my files are safely stored in Git?
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A:
Which files?
Git doesn't store duplicates of the files. The contents of a Git repository's .git directory is essentially a database of all the content tracked by Git, along with commits, tags, and so forth.
If your repository is a non-bare repository, it will have a working tree associated with it. The working tree is the most current representation of the files tracked by Git.
mipadi
2010-03-02 20:19:35
So, no longer using SCM (Source Code Management) for backup, eh?
PalaDolphin
2010-03-02 20:50:41
Well, given a `.git` repository, Git can easily create a working tree with a simple `git checkout`.
mipadi
2010-03-02 21:07:58
I would not recommend using any SCM as backups in general. I also wouldn't recommend using a backup system as an SCM. The .git directory contains everything you need to reconstruct every version of every file you've ever committed.
Dustin
2010-03-03 01:14:35
A:
You can also clone the repository to see that you get what you expect.
Zitrax
2010-03-02 20:26:44