Mini Git

A small Git implementation built in Rust, capable of initializing a repository and creating commits.

Overview

This project reimplements the core of Git from scratch to understand how version control actually works underneath the porcelain commands — how objects are hashed and stored, how the tree and commit graph is constructed, and how a repository is bootstrapped.

What It Does

• Initializes a new repository and its object store
• Creates commits by writing blob, tree, and commit objects

Tech Stack

• Language: Rust

Why

Rebuilding a familiar tool from first principles is one of the fastest ways to internalize systems concepts — content-addressable storage, hashing, and the data structures that make Git fast and reliable.