A related way to learn is from git's initial source, which was quite small. https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=8650483 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=86

A related way to learn is from git's initial source, which was quite small. https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=8650483 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=8650483 Warning: the file format has changed slightly.