git - Where is the local repository located?

Question

From Wikipedia:

Where is said "Local repository" located physically (in the file system)?

question from:https://stackoverflow.com/questions/8855880/where-is-the-local-repository-located

Answer 1

The Working Directory is wherever your files are on your local machine. The Local Repository is the .git/ subdirectory inside the Working Directory. The Index is a conceptual place that also physically resides in the .git/ subdirectory.