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Git, Explained Like You're a Human

What Git actually is, what every everyday command really does, and how to stay calm when it breaks.

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  1. The Mental Model - What Git Actually Is Commits are snapshots, branches are sticky notes pointing at commits, HEAD is 'you are here', and almost nothing is ever truly deleted.
  2. The Everyday Commands - What Each One Really Does status, add, commit, log, diff, branch, switch, merge, fetch, pull, push, and stash - what each actually does, when to reach for it, and the gotcha.
  3. When It Breaks - Common 'Oh No' Moments, Calmly Fixed Committed to the wrong branch, undo a commit but keep the work, merge conflicts, fix a commit message, unstage files - the everyday Git scares and their calm fixes.