Git Commands Overview
As experts on Git and version control, we get asked a lot about these topics. In this section, we've compiled an overview of the most important Git commands and their most common use cases.
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- git clone - Downloading an existing repository from a remote server
- git commit - Saving changes to the local repository
- git pull - Downloading and integrating remote changes
- git push - Publishing new local changes on a remote server
- git merge - Integrating changes from another branch
- git checkout - Switching branches and restoring files
- git branch - Creating, deleting and showing branches
- git revert - Undoing an existing commit by creating opposite changes
- git add - Adding changes to the staging area
- git remote - Showing, adding and removing connections to remote repositories
- git switch - Switching branches
- git status - Displaying uncommitted changes and the state of your Working Copy
- git rm - Removing files in Git
- git restore - Discarding or unstaging uncommitted local changes
- git init - Creating a new Git repository
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