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# Basic Concepts of Git

**Remote Git Repository:** where the code is hosted, e.g. on Gitlab or GitHub

**Local Git Repository:** local copy of the code on your machine 

![](/files/cPCSFSt6YAFimcnhbxN6)

**Git Client:** to connect and execute git commands can be UI or Command Line Tool

**History:** of the code changes (git log) version 1 -->version 2 -->version 3 etc

**Staging:** changes to commit (where the working changes are saved)

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