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How can we use git offline if we have many files and do not have an internet connection? Or can we store our files in just a committed state? And does git have capacity to store files? If yes, then how much?
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With Git, each developer has their own repository, so it doesn't matter if the central repository is broken. Developers can continue to commit code locally until the central repository has been fixed, and then they can push their changes. It's available offline.
Git is open-source version control software, used for managing and tracking file revisions. It can be used with any file type, but is most often used for tracking code files. Git is the most widely used version control system in software development, and GitHub leverages this technology for its service, hence its name.
One of the biggest advantages of Git is its branching capabilities. Unlike centralized version control systems, Git branches are cheap and easy to merge. This facilitates the feature branch workflow popular with many Git users. Feature branches provide an isolated environment for every change to your codebase.
You do not need GitHub to use git, but you cannot use GitHub without using git. There are many other alternatives to GitHub, such as GitLab, BitBucket, and “host-your-own” solutions such as gogs and gittea.
By design, Git keeps the entire project history in each clone of the repository. Most of its operations do not need a network connection.
It needs a network connection only when you want to synchronize your clone with another clone located on a different computer. For example, when you want to make your changes available to your co-workers or get their contributions.
Read more about this item or, better, read the entire Git book to learn how it works.
As a side note, if you work alone on a project Git doesn't need a network connection at all. It is, however, recommended to keep a clone of your repository (and synchronize it often) on a different computer (on GitHub, for example) for backup reasons.
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