Does git load index file into memory?

[Farhan Khan <khanzf@xxxxxxxxx>]

Hi all,

Does git load the entire index file into memory when it wants to
edit/view it? I ask because I wonder if this can become a problem with
the index file becomes arbitrarily large, like for the Linux kernel.

Thanks,
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Farhan Khan
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