--- title: Mounting git commits as folders with NFS | daily.dev description: A project called git-commit-folders allows users to mount git commits as folders using either FUSE or NFS. Each commit is treated as a folder, providing a way... canonical: https://daily.dev/posts/mounting-git-commits-as-folders-with-nfs-jqytaih1m twitter:card: summary_large_image twitter:site: @dailydotdev og:type: website og:site_name: daily.dev og:title: Mounting git commits as folders with NFS | daily.dev og:description: A project called git-commit-folders allows users to mount git commits as folders using either FUSE or NFS. Each commit is treated as a folder, providing a way... og:url: https://daily.dev/posts/mounting-git-commits-as-folders-with-nfs-jqytaih1m og:image: https://api.daily.dev/og/posts/JQyTaIh1m.png og:image:alt: Mounting git commits as folders with NFS og:image:width: 1200 og:image:height: 630 og:locale: 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. # Mounting git commits as folders with NFS **[Julia Evans](https://daily.dev/sources/jvns)** · 8 min read · 0 upvotes · 0 comments ## Summary A project called git-commit-folders allows users to mount git commits as folders using either FUSE or NFS. Each commit is treated as a folder, providing a way to explore old commits by browsing the filesystem. The project aims to give users a better understanding of how git works under the hood. Some of the problems encountered during the implementation include issues with webdav, maintaining consistency across different implementations, handling large numbers of commits, and dealing with stale file handles in NFS. ## Full article daily.dev links to this article rather than hosting it. 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