Understanding The Working Tree In A Git Repository
A working tree in a Git Repository is the collection of files which are originated from a certain version of the repository. It helps in tracking the changes done by a specific user on one version of the repository. Whenever an operation is committed by the user, Git will look only for the files which are present in the working area, and not all the modified files. Only the files which are present in the working area are considered for commit operation. The user of the working tree gets to change the files by modifying existing files and removing or creating files. There are a few stages of a file in the working tree of a repository:
- Untracked: In this stage, the Git repository is unable to track the file, which means that the file is never staged nor it is committed. The file is present in the working directory but Git is unaware of its existence.
- Tracked: When the Git repository tracks a file, which means the file is committed but is not staged in the working directory. In this the file changes have been committed at some point in the repository’s history.
- Staged: In this stage, the file is ready to be committed and is placed in the staging area waiting for the next commit. The changes in the file have been marked and to be included in the next commit.
- Modified/Dirty: When the changes are made to the file i.e. the file is modified but the change is not yet staged.
After the changes are done in the working area, the user can either update these changes in the GIT repository or revert the changes.
What Is a GIT Repository?
The repositories of Github act as essential places for storing the files with maintaining the versions of development. By using GitHub repositories developers can organize, monitor, and save their changes of code to their projects in remote environments. The files in the GitHub repository are imported from the repository into the local server of the user for further updations and modifications in the content of the file. In this article, we will go through a detailed understanding of the GitHub repository and its workflow.
Table of Content
- What Is Git?
- Features Of Git
- Version Control With Git
- Understanding The Working Tree In A Git Repository
- Overview Of Git Repository Operations
- Cloning And Synchronizing With Remote Repositories
- Git Push And Pull Commands
- Additional Git Commands
- Conclusion
- Git Repository – FAQs
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