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+# Git
+
+## Setup
+
+```bash
+# Check git version
+git --version
+
+# Set username and email
+git config --global user.name "Your Name"
+git config --global user.email "[email protected]"
+
+# Set default branch as main
+git config --global init.defaultBranch main
+
+# Set automatic command line colouring for git
+git config --global color.ui auto
+
+# List all global git config variables
+git config --list
+
+# ssh setup
+# Add id_ed25519.pub as ssh key on Github
+# Path in Linux : ~/.ssh/id_ed25519.pub
+# Path in Windows : /c/Users/you/.ssh/id_ed25519.pub
+ssh-keygen -t ed25519 -C "[email protected]"
+
+# OR
+
+# Store credentials
+git config --global credential.helper store
+```
+
+## Start
+
+```bash
+# Create a local git repository
+cd [path]
+git init
+```
+
+## Stage and Snapshot
+
+```bash
+# Check the status of a repository. (View unstaged, staged and modified files)
+git status
+
+# Add a file from working area to staging area
+git add [path]
+
+# Create a snapshot of your staged changes
+git commit -m "[descriptive message]"
+
+# Change the commit message of last commit
+git commit --amend -m "[new message]"
+
+# Display the difference of what is changed but not staged 
+git diff
+
+# Display the difference of what is staged but not commited
+git diff --staged
+
+# Unstage a file while retaining the changes in working directory
+git reset [file]
+```
+
+## Branch & Merge
+
+```bash
+# List your branches
+git branch
+
+# Create a new branch at the current commit
+git branch [branch_name]
+
+# Switch to another branch
+git checkout [branch_name]
+
+# Create and swtich to the branch
+git checkout -b [branch_name]
+
+# Merge the specified branch's history into the current one
+git merge [branch_name]
+
+# Show commit history of current branch
+git log
+```
+
+## Remote repositories
+
+```bash
+# Clone a remote repository
+git clone [url]
+
+# Fetch the meta-data of remote repository
+git fetch
+
+# Transmit local changes to remote repository
+git push
+
+# Fetch and merge any commits from the remote branch
+git pull
+```
+
+## Rewrite history
+
+```bash
+# Apply commits of current branch ahead of specified one
+git rebase [branch_name]
+
+# Reset to a specified commit and clear the staging area
+git reset --hard [commit]
+
+# Reset to a specified commit without clearing the staging area
+git reset --soft [commit]
+```
+
+## Ignoring patterns
+
+```bash
+# Add files that you want to ignore in .gitignore file
+*.txt
+node_modules
+```
+
+## Temporary commits
+
+```bash
+# Save modified and staged changes
+git stash
+
+# List stashes
+git stash list
+
+# Apply changes from top stash stack
+git stash apply
+
+# Drop changes from top stash stack
+git stash drop
+
+# Apply and drop from top stash stack
+git stash pop
+```
+
+---
+
+# Extras
+
+![01_git_and_git_log .jpeg](Git%20d4421e291d8540629eba660964d4fc71/01_git_and_git_log_.jpeg)
+
+![02_git_pull.jpeg](Git%20d4421e291d8540629eba660964d4fc71/02_git_pull.jpeg)
+
+![03_git_push.jpeg](Git%20d4421e291d8540629eba660964d4fc71/03_git_push.jpeg)
+
+![04_merge_and_rebase.png](Git%20d4421e291d8540629eba660964d4fc71/04_merge_and_rebase.png)