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qualifiers see our documentation cancel create saved search sign in sign up resetting focus you signed in with another tab or window reload to refresh your session you signed out in another tab or window reload to refresh your session you switched accounts on another tab or window reload to refresh your session dismiss alert message git guides git install init clone add commit remote status pull push sign up git status git status git status shows the current state of your git working directory and staging area what does git status do when in doubt run git status this is always a good idea the git status command only outputs information it won t modify commits or changes in your local repository a useful feature of git status is that it will provide helpful information depending on your current situation in general you can count on it to tell you where head is pointing whether that is a branch or a commit this is where you are checked out to if you have any changed files in your current directory that have not yet been committed if changed files are staged or not if your current local branch is linked to a remote branch then git status will tell you if your local branch is behind or ahead by any commits during merge conflicts git status will also tell you exactly which files are the source of the conflict how to use git status common usages and options for git status git status most often used in its default form this shows a good base of information git status s give output in short format git status v shows more verbose detail including the textual changes of any uncommitted files you can see all of the options with git status in git scm s documentation related terms git clone url clone download a repository that already exists on github including all of the files branches and commits git remote v show the associated remote repositories and their stored name like origin git remote add origin url add a remote so you can collaborate with others on a newly initialized repository git push uploads all local branch commits to the remote git push u origin main when pushing a branch for the first time this type of push will configure the relationship between the remote and your local repository so that you can use git pull and git push with no additional options in the future contribute to this article on github get started with git and github review code manage projects and build software alongside 40 million developers sign up for github sign in site wide links the developer newsletter get tips technical guides and best practices twice a month right in your inbox subscribe platform features enterprise copilot ai security pricing team resources roadmap compare github ecosystem developer api partners education github cli github desktop github mobile github marketplace mcp registry support docs community forum professional services premium support skills status contact github what is git sitemap company about why github customer stories blog the readme 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