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# Git
[Git][git] is the standard version control tool.
# Use Cases
Git can be used to:
- Keep track of file changes over time
- Keep a record of all contributors to a code base
- Rollback to a previous version of a project
- Create snapshots of a project with tags (also known as versions)
You should not use Git if:
- You are dealing with binary files
- You are dealing with large files that change often
## Usage
First, install [diff-so-fancy][diff-so-fancy], an amazing git diff utility.
Then, create a `~/.gituser` with the following:
```gitconfig
[user]
name = <the name you use for git commits>
email = <the email you use for git commits>
signingkey = <the subkey you use to sign git commits>
```
[git]: https://github.com/git/git
[diff-so-fancy]: https://github.com/so-fancy/diff-so-fancy