# Git basics

For anyone joining a team that keeps its code in Git. Six short pages, commands first, only what you will use in your first month.

- [Set up Git](/docs/git-basics/set-up-git/): install Git, tell it who you are, and set three defaults that prevent common confusion.
- [The daily loop](/docs/git-basics/daily-loop/): clone, see what changed, commit, share, update.
- [Branches and pull requests](/docs/git-basics/branches-and-pull-requests/): one change per branch, a pull request to merge it, and what to do after the merge.
- [Fix mistakes](/docs/git-basics/fix-mistakes/): nine situations you will hit, the command that fixes each, and why it is safe.
- [What not to commit](/docs/git-basics/what-not-to-commit/): secrets, build output, editor files, large binaries, and line endings.
- [Large files with Git LFS](/docs/git-basics/large-files-with-git-lfs/): when a file belongs in Git LFS, how to track it, and how to move existing files there.

Skipped on purpose: submodules, interactive rebase, bisect, hooks, commit signing, git flow, LFS locks, and rebasing to update a branch. You will know when you need them. The [Pro Git book](https://git-scm.com/book/en/v2) covers each one.

Every command on these pages runs in an automated test before it is published.

Git basics is licensed under [CC BY 4.0](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/): copy it, adapt it, keep the credit.