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# 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]}}`
