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# What is Git?

## What is Git?

Git is a Version Control Software, (VCS) which, as the name implies, means it tracks versions of code. It does this through commits (individual changes to code) and branches. (offshoots of a code version that allow you to make commits without messing with known good code/other people's work) It has many tools involving those 2, and the following sections will cover those.