Essential Git commands for working with VS Code

 Hi All, 

When working with Git in Visual Studio Code (VS Code) for our BC extensions, having a good grip on essential Git commands can streamline your development process. 

Here's a concise list of the most useful Git commands:

Before making any commits, configure your Git identity:

• Set Username
  git config --global user.name "Your Name"

• Set Email
  git config --global user.email "you@example.com"

These credentials are used to tag your commits and authenticate with remote repositories.

• Initialize a new Git repository
  git init
  
  
• Clone a remote repository
  git clone
  
  
• View current changes and file states
  git status
  
  
• Commit staged changes
  git commit
  git commit -m "Your message"
  
  
• Fetch and merge from the remote
  git pull
  git pull origin main
  
  
• Push local commits to the remote
  git push
  git push origin main
  
  
• List or create branches
  git branch
  git branch or git branch new-feature
  
  
• Switch or create new branch
  git checkout
  git checkout branch-name or git checkout -b new-feature
  
  
• Merge a branch into your current one
  git merge
  git merge branch-name
  
  
• View commit history
  git log
  git log or git log --oneline
  
  
• Save changes temporarily without committing
  git stash
  
  
• Reapply the most recent stash
  git stash pop
  
  
• View list of all stashed changes
  git stash list
  
  
• Undo a specific commit safely by creating a new reversing commit
  git revert <commit-hash>

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