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+# Git commands with instructions
+
+## git clone *url*
+
+Clones a GitHub repository in the current directory, in a folder, the name of which is the repo's name
+
+## git diff
+
+See the changes made
+
+## git branch *option* *branch*
+
+git branch - View a list of the branches
+
+## git checkout *option* *branch*
+
+git checkout *branch_name* - Switch to exiting branch
+git checkout -b *branch_name* - Create a new branch
+
+## git fetch
+
+git fetch - Downloads commits, files and references from remote repo to local repo
+ Fetching is what you do when you want to see what everybody else has been working on.
+ Doesn't force a merge
+
+## git pull *option*
+
+git pull - Fetches changes and immediately merges them to local repo
+ Combo of git fetch & git merge
+git pull --rebase - "I want to put my changes on top of what everybody else has done in this branch."
+git pull --rebase origin - This simply moves your local changes onto the top of what everybody else has already contributed.
+
+## git add *files*
+
+git add . - Add all files to track the changes made to them
+git add *filename* - Add file with name *filename* to track the changes made to it
+
+## git commit *options*
+
+git commit - Opens a editor to write a message, documenting the changes made
+git commit -m *Message* - Write the message inline, documenting the changes made