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# Lightning Git

### Overview

This will aim to get you introduced and using as many tools Git provides you, as quickly as possible. If you want to learn more about Git in detail, here are some resources:

{% embed url="<https://git-scm.com/book/en/v2>" %}

{% embed url="<https://wiki.nushackers.org/orbital/git>" %}

{% embed url="<https://youtu.be/pGAorBdZ6Y8?si=9p7jBxfKlnEFxkpc>" %}

We'll be using lazygit, a nice terminal wrapper around git.&#x20;

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<summary>Why are we teaching a git wrapper instead of just git?</summary>

Traditionally, we have never really thought any flavour of git wrappers, because they tend to abstract out complexity and control which the git CLI offers. Personally, lazygit does the opposite job, exposing a lot of the more advanced commands and features in a manner that is easy-to-use and visualize

</details>

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