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git cherry-pick applies a selected commit’s change to the current branch and normally records a new commit. It helps transfer a specific fix between development lines.
git clean targets untracked files. The -n option shows what would be removed without deleting it.
git clone creates a local repository and normally a working tree from an existing source. It sets up remote-tracking references and an initial checked-out branch.
git commit records staged contents with a change message. In ordinary branch-based work, the current branch advances to the new commit.
Git settings can come from system, user and repository scopes. A repository-specific value can differ from the user’s general configuration.
git describe can identify a commit through a reachable tag, a history distance and an abbreviated identifier. Ordinary default matching uses annotated tags.
Plain git diff shows unstaged changes against the index. git diff --cached shows staged changes against a commit, normally HEAD.
git fetch downloads required objects and updates relevant remote-tracking references. Ordinary fetching alone does not merge the changes into the current working branch.
git fsck checks the validity and connectivity of Git objects. It helps investigate possible repository-data problems.
git grep searches matching lines within a selected repository scope. With --cached, it can search the index rather than current working files.
git help displays command help and guides. git help -a lists available commands, while git help status opens the status documentation.
git init creates the Git structures needed for a repository. It does not automatically record every existing file in an initial commit.