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git init
git config --global core.editor "atom --wait"	Make Atom the default editor.
git config --global user.name "Stephen Heise"
git config --global user.email "Stephen@tallguyracing.com"
git status
git add filename.txt
git commit -m “Commit message”
git log
git remote add origin https://whatever.com
git push -u origin master	-u means remember these settings
git pull origin master
git diff head
git diff --staged
git reset octofamily/octodog.txt	unstages a file
git checkout -- octocat.txt	go back to last checkout / undo
git branch	??? Show branches. ???
git branch clean_up	Create new branch.
git checkout clean_up	Switch branches.
git checkout -b new_branch	Checkout and create branch at the same time.
git rm '*.txt'	Remove local files and include the removal in the staging area.
git rm -r folder_of_cats	Recursively remove all folders and files from the given directory.
git commit -a	Include the deletion of local files to staging area, do the commit.
git merge clean_up
git branch -d <branch name>	Delete a branch
git branch -D <branch name>	Force delete a branch. Use if branch not merged.
git push
gitk	A commit viewer.
git tag -a tagname -m “commit comment”	Annotated tag (preferred over lightweight tags).
git tag tagname	Lightweight tag (good for temporary tags).

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git remote add origin https://tallguy789.visualstudio.com/_git/AnotherTestProject
git push -u origin --all

Use WinMerge

Do this in the .gitconfig file.

[mergetool]
    prompt = false
    keepBackup = false
    keepTemporaries = false

[merge]
    tool = winmerge

[mergetool "winmerge"]
    name = WinMerge
    trustExitCode = true
    cmd = "/c/Program\\ Files\\ \\(x86\\)/WinMerge/WinMergeU.exe" -u -e -dl \"Local\" -dr \"Remote\" $LOCAL $REMOTE $MERGED

[diff]
    tool = winmerge

[difftool "winmerge"]
    name = WinMerge
    trustExitCode = true
cmd = "/c/Program\\ Files\\ \\(x86\\)/WinMerge/WinMergeU.exe" -u -e $LOCAL $REMOTE''

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