Hash references to the same file or tree work very similar to how symbolic links in linux (or shortcuts in windows) work, they are plain references Git objects which are internally stored in the ...

Learn everything you need to know about a Merkle tree in this detailed piece and find out how it actually works and its importance in terms of blockchain.

A lesson I'm going to give on git object storage. Contribute to ccouzens/git_hash_tutorial development by creating an account on GitHub.

Researchers' SHA-1 collision spells the end of the cryptographic hashing algorithm for the web, but Linux kernel creator Linus Torvalds says not to worry about Git's reliance on SHA-1.