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Whenever you're confused about git, come read this cheat sheet. Remember that all git commands can be run with the --help option. For example:

$ git branch --help or $git log --help

####Create a new git repository $ git init - Create a new, local repository

$ git status - Check the status of your current repository and see which files have changed.

$ git diff - Fill Me Out

$ git log - - Show log of the commit history

$ git log --oneline --decorate --color --graph --all - Show log of the commit history with each commit on a single line and print out ref name prefixes. Show colored diff and text based graphical representation.

$ git log -p [filename] - Shows commit logs and generates patches of filename

$ git add <filename> - Adds file contents to the index

$ git add -A - Commit a snapshot of all changes in the working directory

$ git commit -m "<commit message>" - Record changes to the repository

$ git branch <branch name> - List, create, or delete branches

$ git branch - List, create, or delete branches

$ git checkout <branch name> - Switch branches or restore working tree files

$ git merge <branch name> - Join two or more development histories together