🔄 Flow of Git Architecture

 

Git is a distributed version control system, and its architecture revolves around four main areas:

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1. Working Directory (Workspace)

• This is where you work with files on your local machine.

• You create, edit, delete files here.

• These changes are not yet tracked by Git until you add them.

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2. Staging Area (Index / Cache)

• Think of it like a "draft box."

• When you run git add <file>, the changes go into the staging area.

• Git prepares these changes for the next commit.

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3. Local Repository (.git folder)

• When you run git commit, changes from the staging area are stored in the local repository (inside the hidden .git directory).

• This repository contains commits (snapshots), branches, and history.

• Even without internet, your full project history is here.

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4. Remote Repository (e.g., GitHub, GitLab, Bitbucket)

• This is the shared repository where teams collaborate.

• You push commits (git push) to send changes to remote.

• You pull changes (git pull) to bring updates from remote to local.