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Learn Git Essentials

Version control workflow from cloning repos through branching, merging, rebasing, and collaboration.

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Getting Started

  1. 1

    Clone

    Copy a remote repository to your local machine

  2. 2

    Commit

    Snapshot changes with meaningful messages and staged files

Branching

  1. 1

    Branch

    Create, switch, and manage parallel lines of development

  2. 2

    Merge

    Combine branch histories with merge commits or fast-forward

  3. 3

    Rebase

    Replay commits on top of another branch for a linear history

Collaboration

  1. 1

    Remote

    Connect local repositories to remotes, push, pull, and track branches

  2. 2

    Stash

    Temporarily shelve uncommitted changes and restore them later