**🔁 1. git init
**Initializes a new Git repository in your project folder.

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git init
✅ Use when starting a new project that you want to track with Git.

**📥 2. git clone
**Clones an existing repository from GitHub or any remote source.

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git clone
✅ Use to copy code from a remote repo to your local machine.

**📄 3. git status
**Shows the current status of your working directory.

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git status
✅ See which files have been modified, added, or deleted before committing.

**➕ 4. git add
**Adds files to the staging area (preparing them to be committed).

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git add filename

or add everything

git add .
✅ Use after editing/creating files to stage them.

**💾 5. git commit
**Commits your changes with a message.

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git commit -m "your message here"
✅ Records the snapshot of your changes.

**🔄 6. git pull
**Fetches and merges changes from a remote repository.

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git pull origin main
✅ Use before you start working to make sure you're updated.

**📤 7. git push
**Pushes your local commits to the remote repository.

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git push origin main
✅ Uploads your code to GitHub or other remote.

**🔙 8. git log
**Shows a history of commits.

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git log
✅ Useful to review what changes have been made and by whom.

🗑️ 9. git rm
Removes a file from your repo and stage the deletion.

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git rm filename
🤔 Final Thoughts
Learning Git is a journey—but it starts with just a few commands. Once you're comfortable with these basics, you'll be able to collaborate, track changes, and contribute to projects with ease.

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