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git — Distributed version control system. Some subcommands such as `commit`, `add`, `branch`, `switch`, `p

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Problem

How to use the git command: Distributed version control system. Some subcommands such as commit, add, branch, switch, push, etc. have their own usage documentation. More information: <https://git-scm.com/docs/git>.

Solution

git — Distributed version control system. Some subcommands such as commit, add, branch, switch, push, etc. have their own usage documentation. More information: <https://git-scm.com/docs/git>.

Create an empty Git repository:

git init

Clone a remote Git repository from the internet:

git clone {{https://example.com/repo.git}}

View the status of the local repository:

git status

Stage all changes for a commit:

git add {{[-A|--all]}}

Commit changes to version history:

git commit {{[-m|--message]}} {{message_text}}

Push local commits to a remote repository:

git push

Pull any changes made to a remote:

git pull

Reset everything the way it was in the latest commit:

git reset --hard; git clean {{[-f|--force]}}

Code Snippets

Create an empty Git repository

git init

Clone a remote Git repository from the internet

git clone {{https://example.com/repo.git}}

View the status of the local repository

git status

Stage all changes for a commit

git add {{[-A|--all]}}

Commit changes to version history

git commit {{[-m|--message]}} {{message_text}}

Context

tldr-pages: common/git

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