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The Commit object is a data structure used to represent a specific version of a project’s files at a particular point in time. In Git, the commit object is a fundamental data structure that is used to track changes to a repository’s files over time. Whenever a developer makes changes to the files in a repository, they create a new commit object that records those changes.
Each commit object in Git contains the following information:
- A unique SHA-1/ SHA-256 hash that identifies the commit.
- The author and committer of the commit (which may be different people).
- The date and time the commit was made.
- A commit message that describes the changes made in the commit.
- A reference to the parent commit or commits (in the case of a merge commit) that the new commit is based on.
- The contents of the files in the repository at the time the commit was made.
Structs§
- Commit
- The
Commitstruct is used to represent a commit object.