I think you are asking for a short definition... Clearly the code will speak the truth, but there is a lot of code and special cases, which makes for long definitions.
A repository is the place that holds all your history data and meta-data about where you are up to. As a distributed version control system you can then have copies on servers, with other people, in other directories. People can work on those copies and still maintain integrity. The default location is a (hidden) directory ".git" located at the top level of your working directory. There are then (within git) many possible ways to have the working directory and the storage directory in different places. 'git help git' will give you a good start (read the part near the end) 'git help glossary' will help with teminology. 'git help -g' (newer versions) will list the main guides Philip ----- Original Message ----- From: Human Being To: [email protected] Sent: Wednesday, December 11, 2013 7:26 PM Subject: [git-users] Precise Definition of Repository Is there a precise definition of repositiory? Thank you -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Git for human beings" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to [email protected]. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out. -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Git for human beings" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to [email protected]. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out.
