`git init` - Create a repo from scratch.

`git clone` - Copy a repo from GitHub or other remote repo.

`git add` - Stage files or file changes to your local repo.

`git commit` - Commit (Save changes as a record) to the local repo.

`git merge` - Add changes from another branch onto current branch.

`git checkout` - The command to switch between branches.

`git branch` - create a branch, or list branches (-a).

`git push` - Send local changes on a branch to GitHub (or other remote repo).

`git pull` - Get remote changes from a branch on GitHub and merge to your local repo.

`git remote` - List remote repo addresses (like GitHub).

`git status` - Check the current state of the repo.