Getting started with GIT on Linux | Linux Today

Getting started with GIT on Linux

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Rahul Shivalkar
Jan 7, 2021

Git is a distributed version control system. It is used for tracking changes in any files. It was designed for coordinating work among programmers operating on source code during the software development process. In this article, I will show you the commands to perform basic operations on a Git repository.

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Rahul Shivalkar

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