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How big is a Git commit? - ratfactor

Short answer: It depends. Git stores "objects" as zlib compressed data. So the exact size of a commit will depend on the compressibility of your files (which is basically a function of the amount of repetition in them).

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Originally published by Lobsters on Oct 11, 2026.

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