.git Folder

Folders

• hooks/

  • Scripts triggered by Git events
  • Examples: pre-commit, post-commit

• info/

  • Repository-specific info
  • Example: exclude (local .gitignore)

• logs/

  • history of branch and HEAD changes
  • Records updates to HEAD and branches
  • Helps in recovery and auditing

• objects/

  • Stores all Git data
  • Includes commits, trees, and file contents

• refs/

  • Pointers to commits
  • heads/ → local branches
  • remotes/ → remote branches
  • tags/ → tags

Files

• HEAD → points to current branch
• config → repository configuration settings
• index → Stores staging area information
• description → used by GitWeb

Internal / Auto-generated (may appear)

• packed-refs → Optimized storage for references
• ORIG_HEAD → Previous HEAD (used in reset/merge)
• FETCH_HEAD → last fetch info
• COMMIT_EDITMSG → last commit message