From: Igor Djordjevic <igor.d.djordjevic@gmail.com>
Date: Fri, 25 Jun 2021 09:14:54 GMT
Subject: Re: Definition of "the Git repository"
Message-ID: <d4429a6e-9681-6a79-1e91-19c129fa02b4@gmail.com>
In-Reply-To: <7dd55e85-38eb-7346-ff10-7124102cd22b@pawsey.org.au>

On 25/06/2021 03:44, Kevin Buckley wrote:
> 
> 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/