Where are the original files?

I’ve created开发者_运维问答 a repository, looked at what Git created, and can’t find the files anywhere under the .git tree. So, how do I know my files are safely stored in Git?

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Which files?

Git doesn't store duplicates of the files. The contents of a Git repository's .git directory is essentially a database of all the content tracked by Git, along with commits, tags, and so forth.

If your repository is a non-bare repository, it will have a working tree associated with it. The working tree is the most current representation of the files tracked by Git.

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You can also clone the repository to see that you get what you expect.