git project vs repository, what's the fundamental difference?

Question

I have two projects that currently use SVN and I\'m migrating to git, I signed up to gitorious and there\'s the option to create a new project or add a repository. I\'m just sta

Answer 1

With respect to the underlying git system itself and loose terms, a git repo is the .git dir. A git project is the parent dir containing the .git dir; the parent dir also serves as the 'working directory."

Three main sections of a Git project

1. Git directory, .git (also known as repository)
2. Working area/directory
3. Staging area (the index)