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Mandatory Commands

  1. git init: Initialize / create a new local repository. (Do this only once)
  2. git remote add origin [url without brackets]: Connect your local repo to an online repo. (Do this only once)
  3. git add .: Add all files to staging area.
  4. git commit -m "first commit": Commit changes with appropriate message.
  5. git push origin master: Send changes to the master branch of your remote repository.
  6. git pull origin master: Fetch and merge changes from the remote repo to your working repo.

Optional Commands

  1. git status: List the files you've changed and those you still need to add or commit.
  2. git log: Shows commit history.

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