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Git
Git is free. The version control system that records commits, branches, and history on your machine.
What is Git?
Git is free. Git tracks changes locally and syncs them when you push. GitHub and Bitbucket are places to host that history. The editors and deploy tools in this catalog expect a Git repo.
Git is a tool in the Version Control category of a tech stack.
Level
Key Features
Local commitsBranchesDistributed history
Git Pros & Cons
Pros of Git
History stays on disk even without a network
Branches let you try a change without touching main
Every host in this catalog speaks Git
Cons of Git
The command line is unforgiving when a rebase goes wrong
It does not include issues, review, or hosting by itself