Git Commit Internals: How Git Creates a Commit

We all run git commit almost every day, but have you ever stopped to think about what Git actually does behind the scenes when you create a commit?

In this video, we’ll break down the internals of git commit and understand how Git converts changes into a permanent snapshot in the repository.

This video is part of the Git and GitHub Mastery series, designed to help you understand Git deeply not just commands, but concepts.

What you’ll learn:
1) What git commit really does (beyond “saving changes”)
2) How Git creates a commit object internally
3) How commit objects link to tree and blob objects
4) How to revert from commit area to staging area

Course Structure:
VCS Intuition 1: Basic Idea of Version Control Systems
VCS Intuition 2: Trees & Blobs
VCS Intuition 3: How Compression & Delta Files Save Disk Space
Git Installation & Setup
Git File Lifecycle: Untracked → Staged → Committed
Git Add Internals: What Happens Behind the Scenes
Git Commit Internals: How Git Creates a Commit (This Video)

If you want to understand Git beyond surface-level commands and truly know why Git behaves the way it does, this video is for you.

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