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    ### Most Used Git Commands

    1. **`git clone`**: Clone a repository into a new directory.
    2. **`git pull`**: Fetch and integrate changes from a remote repository.
    3. **`git push`**: Update the remote repository with local changes.
    4. **`git commit`**: Record changes to the repository.
    5. **`git status`**: Show the working tree status.
    6. **`git add`**: Add file contents to the index (staging area).
    7. **`git branch`**: List, create, or delete branches.
    8. **`git merge`**: Join two or more development histories together.
    9. **`git fetch`**: Download objects and refs from another repository.
    10. **`git log`**: Show the commit logs.
    11. **`git diff`**: Show changes between commits, commit and working tree, etc.
    12. **`git rebase`**: Reapply commits on top of another base tip.
    13. **`git tag`**: Create, list, or delete tags.
    14. **`git reset`**: Reset current HEAD to the specified state.
    15. **`git remote`**: Manage set of remotes.
    16. **`git checkout`**: Switch branches or restore working tree files.
    17. **`git init`**: Create an empty Git repository or reinitialize an existing one.
    18. **`git rm`**: Remove files from the working tree and index.
    19. **`git stash`**: Stash the changes in a dirty working directory.
    20. **`git config`**: Get and set repository or global options.
    21. **`git blame`**: Show what revision and author last modified each line of a file.
    22. **`git cherry-pick`**: Apply the changes introduced by some existing commits.
    23. **`git revert`**: Revert some existing commits.
    24. **`git bisect`**: Use binary search to find the commit that introduced a bug.
    25. **`git submodule`**: Initialize, update, or inspect submodules.
    26. **`git describe`**: Describe a commit using the most recent tag.
    27. **`git tag -d`**: Delete a tag.
    28. **`git shortlog`**: Summarize git log output.
    29. **`git archive`**: Create an archive of files from a named tree.
    30. **`git gc`**: Cleanup unnecessary files and optimize the local repository.
    31. **`git fetch --all`**: Fetch all branches from all remotes.
    32. **`git clean`**: Remove untracked files from the working directory.
    33. **`git ls-tree`**: List the contents of a tree object.
    34. **`git show`**: Show various types of objects.
    35. **`git reflog`**: Show reference logs.
    36. **`git grep`**: Print lines matching a pattern.
    37. **`git config --global`**: Set global configuration options.
    38. **`git merge --no-ff`**: Merge commits with a merge commit.
    39. **`git merge --squash`**: Combine changes from multiple commits into one.
    40. **`git format-patch`**: Prepare patches for e-mail submission.
    41. **`git difftool`**: Show changes using a diff tool.
    42. **`git log --oneline`**: Show commit logs in a concise format.
    43. **`git log --graph`**: Show commit logs with a graphical representation.
    44. **`git commit --amend`**: Modify the last commit.
    45. **`git checkout -b`**: Create and switch to a new branch.
    46. **`git ls-files`**: Show information about files in the index.
    47. **`git remote -v`**: Show remote repository URLs.
    48. **`git stash pop`**: Apply the top stash and remove it from the stash list.
    49. **`git stash apply`**: Apply a stash without removing it from the stash list.
    50. **`git diff --staged`**: Show changes between the index and the last commit.
    51. **`git describe --tags`**: Describe a commit with the most recent tag.
    52. **`git remote add`**: Add a new remote repository.
    53. **`git rebase -i`**: Interactively rebase commits.
    54. **`git tag -a`**: Create an annotated tag.
    55. **`git pull --rebase`**: Rebase instead of merging when pulling.
    56. **`git show-branch`**: Show branches and their commits.
    57. **`git reflog expire`**: Expire old reflog entries.
    58. **`git archive --format=zip`**: Create an archive of the repository in a zip format.
    59. **`git rm --cached`**: Remove files from the index without deleting them from the working directory.
    60. **`git fetch --prune`**: Remove remote-tracking branches that no longer exist on the remote.
    61. **`git push --force`**: Force push changes to the remote repository.
    62. **`git push --tags`**: Push all tags to the remote repository.
    63. **`git push --set-upstream`**: Set the upstream branch for the current branch.
    64. **`git pull --no-commit`**: Perform a pull without committing.
    65. **`git remote rm`**: Remove a remote repository.
    66. **`git branch -d`**: Delete a local branch.
    67. **`git branch -m`**: Rename a local branch.
    68. **`git commit -m`**: Commit changes with a message.
    69. **`git commit --no-edit`**: Commit with the existing commit message.
    70. **`git tag -l`**: List all tags.
    71. **`git log --stat`**: Show the commit logs with statistics.
    72. **`git log --patch`**: Show the commit logs with diffs.
    73. **`git stash list`**: List all stashes.
    74. **`git stash drop`**: Remove a stash.
    75. **`git stash clear`**: Clear all stashes.
    76. **`git rebase --onto`**: Rebase commits onto a different base.
    77. **`git reflog show`**: Show reflog entries for a specific reference.
    78. **`git filter-branch`**: Rewrite branches.
    79. **`git notes`**: Manage object notes.
    80. **`git show-ref`**: Show references.
    81. **`git difftool --dir-diff`**: Compare directories using a diff tool.
    82. **`git update-index`**: Modify the index entries.
    83. **`git svn`**: Interface with Subversion repositories.
    84. **`git cherry`**: Find commits that are in one branch but not in another.
    85. **`git worktree`**: Manage multiple working trees.
    86. **`git notes add`**: Add a note to an object.
    87. **`git filter-repo`**: Filter repository history (alternative to `filter-branch`).
    88. **`git bundle`**: Create and apply Git bundles.
    89. **`git reflog expire --expire`**: Expire reflog entries based on age.
    90. **`git daemon`**: A simple server for Git repositories.
    91. **`git instaweb`**: Launch a web server to view a repository.
    92. **`git mergetool`**: Run a merge conflict resolution tool.
    93. **`git blame --line-porcelain`**: Output blame information in a parseable format.
    94. **`git diff --word-diff`**: Show word diff in changes.
    95. **`git prune`**: Remove objects that are no longer reachable.
    96. **`git gc --aggressive`**: Perform an aggressive garbage collection.
    97. **`git gc --prune`**: Prune objects older than a specified date.
    98. **`git bisect start`**: Start a bisect session.
    99. **`git rerere`**: Reuse recorded resolutions of conflicted merges.
    100. **`git svn rebase`**: Rebase Subversion branches.