You may find these things in your git repository (`.git`
directory for a repository associated with your working tree, or
-`'project'.git` directory for a public 'naked' repository).
+`'project'.git` directory for a public 'bare' repository).
objects::
Object store associated with this repository. Usually
A symlink of the form `refs/heads/'name'` to point at
the current branch, if exists. It does not mean much if
the repository is not associated with any working tree
- (i.e. 'naked' repository), but a valid git repository
+ (i.e. a 'bare' repository), but a valid git repository
*must* have such a symlink here. It is legal if the
named branch 'name' does not (yet) exist.
commands. A handful of sample hooks are installed when
`git init-db` is run, but all of them are disabled by
default. To enable, they need to be made executable.
+ Read link:hooks.html[hooks] for more details about
+ each hook.
index::
The current index file for the repository. It is
- usually not found in a naked repository.
+ usually not found in a bare repository.
info::
Additional information about the repository is recorded
info/exclude::
This file, by convention among Porcelains, stores the
- exclude pattern list. `git status` looks at it, but
- otherwise it is not looked at by any of the core git
- commands.
+ exclude pattern list. `.gitignore` is the per-directory
+ ignore file. `git status`, `git add`, `git rm` and `git
+ clean` look at it but the core git commands do not look
+ at it. See also: gitlink:git-ls-files[1] `--exclude-from`
+ and `--exclude-per-directory`.
remotes::
Stores shorthands to be used to give URL and default
refnames to interact with remote repository to `git
fetch`, `git pull` and `git push` commands.
+
+logs::
+ Records of changes made to refs are stored in this
+ directory. See the documentation on git-update-ref
+ for more information.
+
+logs/refs/heads/`name`::
+ Records all changes made to the branch tip named `name`.
+
+logs/refs/tags/`name`::
+ Records all changes made to the tag named `name`.