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Re: Definition of "the Git repository"

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IDIgor Djordjevic <igor.d.djordjevic@gmail.com>
Date
Jun 25, 2021, 09:14 UTC
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On 25/06/2021 03:44, Kevin Buckley wrote:
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> 
> In the way I think of it
> 
> git init
> 
> initialises a Git repository, however, the only thing that changes
> as a result is that a .git directory has been created, ergo, the
> .git directory is the repository.

Another way to look at it could be that you possibly have a repository already, and `git init` only makes it a Git repository... ;)

Joking aside, for a looong train of thoughts, see that other reply[1].
Regards, Buga
[1]: https://lore.kernel.org/git/9099ab09-f6d0-f1e2-1b8e-a55d22a903c5@gmail.com/
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  1. Kevin BuckleyJun 25, 2021
  2. Ævar Arnfjörð BjarmasonJun 25, 2021
  3. Igor DjordjevicJun 25, 2021
  4. Igor DjordjevicJun 25, 2021
  5. Felipe ContrerasJun 25, 2021
  6. Philip OakleyJun 25, 2021
  7. Kevin BuckleyJun 28, 2021
  8. Felipe ContrerasJun 28, 2021
  9. Kevin BuckleyJun 28, 2021
  10. Felipe ContrerasJun 28, 2021
  11. Kevin BuckleyJun 29, 2021
  12. Felipe ContrerasJun 29, 2021
  13. Philip OakleyJun 28, 2021
  14. Chris TorekJun 28, 2021
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