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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
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