On Thursday, December 29, 2011 at 07:16 CET, sp <sonali.treewalker@xxxxxxxxx> wrote: > i new to git.i have git repository folder of one existing project. > i want to read git repository files from that folder but when i > open that file in notepad ++ it shows some encoded information,, Which file are you attempting to open? What is it that you want to do? A non-bare git repository consists of the working tree files (i.e. the files you keep under version control) and the files in the .git directory. Most of the latter files aren't meant for human consumption but are used internally by Git for bookkeeping purposes. Opening them in a text editor won't be useful. -- Magnus Bäck Opinions are my own and do not necessarily SW Configuration Manager represent the ones of my employer, etc. Sony Ericsson -- To unsubscribe from this list: send the line "unsubscribe git" in the body of a message to majordomo@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx More majordomo info at http://vger.kernel.org/majordomo-info.html