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# Git introduction
## Intro
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< https: / / git-scm . com / about >
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- Distributed version control
- Does not rely on connection to a central server
- Many copies of the complete history
- Powerful branching and merging
- Adapts to nearly any workflow
- Fast, reliable and stable file format
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## Help
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Use the tools at your disposal when you get stuck.
- Use '`git help < command > `' command
- Use Google
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- Read documentation at < https: // git-scm . com >
