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    "api": "YAML JSON TOON Database",
    "version": "1.0.0",
    "format": "json",
    "dataset": {
        "slug": "git-essential-commands",
        "title": "Git Essential Commands",
        "description": "Common Git commands for everyday version control workflows.",
        "summary": "Essential git commands with a one-line description: init, clone, add, commit, push, pull, branch, checkout, merge, rebase, stash, log, diff, reset and cherry-pick, extended with status, fetch, restore, switch, tag, blame, bisect, revert, reflog, worktrees and configuration.",
        "use_when": [
            "You need the right git command for a task.",
            "You are teaching or learning git from the command line."
        ],
        "caveats": [
            "Some commands rewrite history (rebase, reset --hard, commit --amend); do not use them on commits others have pulled.",
            "Newer commands (switch, restore) are clearer than checkout and reset for those tasks."
        ],
        "related": [
            "version-control-workflows",
            "cicd-pipeline-stages",
            "file-operations",
            "shell-scripting-guide"
        ],
        "category": "Unix Commands",
        "category_slug": "unix-commands",
        "tags": "unix,git,version-control,vcs",
        "view_count": 0,
        "entry_count": 32,
        "fields": [
            {
                "section": "data",
                "field": "command",
                "type": "string",
                "example": "git init"
            },
            {
                "section": "data",
                "field": "description",
                "type": "string",
                "example": "Initialize a new Git repository in the current …"
            }
        ]
    },
    "data": [
        {
            "command": "git init",
            "description": "Initialize a new Git repository in the current directory."
        },
        {
            "command": "git clone <url>",
            "description": "Clone a remote repository to your local machine."
        },
        {
            "command": "git add <file>",
            "description": "Stage changes for the next commit. Use git add . for all."
        },
        {
            "command": "git commit -m \"msg\"",
            "description": "Commit staged changes with a descriptive message."
        },
        {
            "command": "git push",
            "description": "Upload local commits to the remote repository."
        },
        {
            "command": "git pull",
            "description": "Fetch and merge changes from the remote branch."
        },
        {
            "command": "git branch -a",
            "description": "List all local and remote branches."
        },
        {
            "command": "git checkout <branch>",
            "description": "Switch to the specified branch. Use -b to create and switch."
        },
        {
            "command": "git merge <branch>",
            "description": "Merge the specified branch into the current branch."
        },
        {
            "command": "git rebase <branch>",
            "description": "Reapply commits on top of another branch. Use with caution on public branches."
        },
        {
            "command": "git stash",
            "description": "Temporarily store uncommitted changes. Use git stash pop to restore."
        },
        {
            "command": "git log --oneline -10",
            "description": "Show the last 10 commits in compact format."
        },
        {
            "command": "git diff",
            "description": "Show unstaged changes. Use git diff --staged for staged changes."
        },
        {
            "command": "git reset --soft HEAD~1",
            "description": "Undo the last commit, keeping changes staged."
        },
        {
            "command": "git cherry-pick <hash>",
            "description": "Apply a specific commit by hash onto the current branch."
        },
        {
            "command": "git status",
            "description": "Show changed, staged and untracked files."
        },
        {
            "command": "git fetch",
            "description": "Download remote changes without merging them."
        },
        {
            "command": "git restore <file>",
            "description": "Discard working-tree changes to a file; use --staged to unstage."
        },
        {
            "command": "git switch -c <branch>",
            "description": "Create a new branch and switch to it."
        },
        {
            "command": "git diff --staged",
            "description": "Show changes that are staged for the next commit."
        },
        {
            "command": "git commit --amend",
            "description": "Modify the most recent commit; avoid after pushing."
        },
        {
            "command": "git stash pop",
            "description": "Reapply the most recent stash and remove it from the stash list."
        },
        {
            "command": "git revert <hash>",
            "description": "Create a new commit that undoes an earlier one without rewriting history."
        },
        {
            "command": "git log --graph --oneline --all",
            "description": "Show a compact graph of all branches."
        },
        {
            "command": "git blame <file>",
            "description": "Show who last changed each line of a file."
        },
        {
            "command": "git bisect start",
            "description": "Begin a binary search through history to find the commit that introduced a bug."
        },
        {
            "command": "git tag -a v1.0 -m \"msg\"",
            "description": "Create an annotated tag for a release."
        },
        {
            "command": "git reflog",
            "description": "List where HEAD has been, useful for recovering lost commits."
        },
        {
            "command": "git branch -d <branch>",
            "description": "Delete a branch that has been merged."
        },
        {
            "command": "git remote -v",
            "description": "List remotes and their URLs."
        },
        {
            "command": "git worktree add <path> <branch>",
            "description": "Check out another branch in a separate directory."
        },
        {
            "command": "git config --global user.name \"Name\"",
            "description": "Set the author name used for commits."
        }
    ]
}