--- title: "How does git work?" url: https://daily.dev/posts/how-does-git-work--y-2le5hm1 source_url: https://steven-giesel.com/blogPost/327faa1b-3802-4e48-bf39-8b06590da57b type: article source: "Discover .NET" published: 2022-07-11T14:56:28.923Z updated: 2022-07-11T14:56:28.922Z tags: ["git"] reading_time: 9 upvotes: 20 comments: 1 language: en --- > ## Documentation Index > Fetch the complete documentation index at: https://daily.dev/llms.txt > Use this file to discover all available pages before exploring further. # How does git work? **[Discover .NET](https://daily.dev/sources/discdot)** · 9 min read · 20 upvotes · 1 comments ## Summary git is one of the most used version control systems out there. It is super versatile but this comes also with a price. git only safes the diff (difference) between two commits. Operations like amend or rebase will create new commits. A commit is nothing more than the difference between the last commit and the changes you did right now. ## Full article daily.dev links to this article rather than hosting it. Read it at the original source: ## Community discussion Top comments from developers on daily.dev. **@kkurko** · 1 upvotes > Nice overview of primary git concepts and for everyone who wants to become more confident in all these git operations I recommend to take a look at [this source](https://learngitbranching.js.org) - here you will find really interactive and visual tutorials ## Similar posts on daily.dev - [Don’t just attend KubeCon \+ CloudNativeCon, Merge Forward your experience\!](https://daily.dev/posts/don-t-just-attend-kubecon-cloudnativecon-merge-forward-your-experience--l0rpp73x8) · CNCF · 0 upvotes · 0 comments - [Announcing H2 2026 KCDs](https://daily.dev/posts/announcing-h2-2026-kcds-m96goajm1) · CNCF · 1 upvotes · 0 comments - [Two months of Open Community Groups](https://daily.dev/posts/two-months-of-open-community-groups-asf52zhbs) · CNCF · 0 upvotes · 0 comments --- Tags: [#git](https://daily.dev/tags/git) [View this post on daily.dev](https://daily.dev/posts/how-does-git-work--y-2le5hm1)