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WORK IN PROGRESS
This page aims to introduce the concepts behind Git in a "Haskell way".
The DAG
TODO
Branches and tags
TODO
Objects
Kinds of objects
TODO
The object store
All the different objects in Git - individual files, entire directory trees, commits and other things - are stored in a repository-wide central store. Each object is identified by computing a SHA-1 hash, which is a function of only the object's contents.
Garbage collection and git reflog
When objects are not reachable from any root (like a branch reference), they become dangling and are subject to garbage collection. However, garbage collection does not kick in immediately.
When making a mistake, it is often helpful to look at commit objects by date independent of whether they are reachable, in order to be able to restore them. You can use git reflog for that.