Build your own Git

Learn by building Git from the ground up using the programming language of your choice. Code Crafters has a collection of interesting hands-on Git exercises.

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Build your own Git Overview

Git is a version control system used to track changes in source code. In this challenge, you'll build your own Git implementation that is capable of cloning a public repository from GitHub. Along the way, you'll learn about the .git directory, Git objects, plumbing commands and more.

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Stages

Initialize a .git directoryVery Easy

Read a blob objectMedium

Create a blob objectMedium

Read a tree objectMedium

Write a tree objectMedium

Create a commitMedium

Clone a repositoryHard