With tools like Git Desktop and Git for vscode, having a basic understanding of git bash can still be very beneficial. It's also great to have alternatives in your workflow.

Here are some everyday commands that I find helpful.

Commands that reveal

ls -a # List files and folders within directory git status # See what's changed on current directory

git diff # Shows un-staged & staged difference git diff --staged # Shows staged & most recent commit difference

git log --oneline # Displays each commit on one line git log --oneline --parents # Shows parent-child relationship in log

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Create a new git repository

cd ..…