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Git Help

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Summary

Git provides built-in help that can be accessed anytime without the internet. The git help <cmd> command opens up the complete documentation, while the git <cmd> -h provides a quick summary of the options. Official documentation is also available online at git-scm.com.

Key points

Git help <cmd> opens the manual documentation of the command
Git <cmd> -h displays a summary of short options in the terminal
Git help -a lists all the Git subcommands
The online documentation is available at git-scm.com

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