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README.md

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, an amazing git diff utility.

Then, create a ~/.gituser with the following:

[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>