Extra things to try

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Revert a commit

Imagine you’ve made a mistake, and committed something you didn’t intend to - maybe code that broke everything, or you added a file you didn’t intend to add. You can revert commits - in GitHub Desktop, try right clicking on the commit in the history panel. You’ll have to commit the revert - it doesn’t erase the

Ignore files

Sometimes there are files you don’t want to commit to your repository. Examples might the the .DS_Store file automatically generated on Mac systems, or autosave backup files that some text generators add.

A few more things

• Command line - there are a lot of other commands you can use with Git. If you’re feeling brave,
• Git Branching - if you’re working on more than one thing at once, you can create a separate branch for each bit of work. This guide uses Git on the command line.

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