he head of the current branch.  The
attributes (last modified time, size, etc.) are taken from the
corresponding file in the working tree.  Subsequent changes to the
working tree can be found by comparing these attributes.  The index may
be updated with new content, and new commits may be created from the
content stored in the index.</p>
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<p>The index is also capable of storing multiple entries (called "stages")
for a given pathname.  These stages are used to hold the various
u