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Git Commands For Beginners

Need to Know

Command	Description
git status	Display the current state of the repository, including which files are staged or unstaged
git add <file>	Stage a file for commit
git add .	Stage all changes (including untracked files) for commit
git commit -m "<message>"	Commit staged changes with a descriptive message
git push origin <branch>	Push local commits to a remote repository on the specified branch
git clone <url>	Clone a remote repository to your local machine
git init	Initialize a new Git repository
git remote add origin <url>	Add a new remote repository to the list of remotes
git checkout <branch-name>	Switch to an existing branch
git checkout -b <branch-name>	Create a new branch and switch to it
git pull origin <branch>	Fetch changes from a remote repository and merge them into the current branch
git branch	List all branches in the repository

Other useful Commands

Command	Description
git log	Show the commit history of the current branch
git reset <file> or git reset --hard	Reset the specified file or the entire working directory to the state of the most recent commit
git diff	Show the difference between the working directory and the most recent commit
git stash	Temporarily stash changes in the working directory so that they can be retrieved later
git stash apply or git stash pop	Retrieve stashed changes and apply them to the working directory
git rm <file> or git rm --cached <file>	Remove a file from the repository and stage the deletion for commit
git merge <branch-name>	Merge the specified branch into the current branch