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git [--version] [--help] <command> [<args>]git status
Gives the working state of the current directory
git add
Stages changes by adding the selected file or files from the working tree to the index.
git add .: Stage all changes
git add <PATH>: Stage specified directory or file
git rm
git checkout [branch]
Checks-out a branch of a repository
git chechout: Checkout the default branch
git checkout foo: Checkout the ‘foo’ branch
git sparse-checkout set dir1 dir2
Enables sparse-checkout including only the root files and specified directories. Cone mode is the default.
git sparse-checkout disable
Disables sparse-checkout configuration
git remote add <name> <PATH>
Adds a git remote.
Use file:///path/to/dir to add a local directory as a remote.