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Git Internals - Tree Objects

Goals (Learning Objectives)

After doing this tutorial you will know how to

• Add files to git’s staging area using the write-tree command

Activities

Step 1: Git Internals - Tree Objects

Read the section under the heading ‘Tree Objects’ on the Git Internals - Git Objects page. Stop at the heading ‘Commit Objects’. We will cover that in the next lesson.

Step 2: Test Your Understanding of Git Objects

1. When you run git add, which internal commands does that trigger?
2. Which git command triggers the write-tree internal command? What does that command do?

Next Steps

Proceed to the Commit Objects lesson.