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# [Git for Beginners: Basics and Essential Commands](https://hardikdotdev.hashnode.dev/git-for-beginners-basics-and-essential-commands?utm_source=hashnode&utm_medium=feed)

New to Git? Learn what Git is, why developers use it, the three areas of Git, and the essential commands: init, add, commit, log, revert, and reset.

Oct 16 · 4 min read · hardikdotdev.hashnode.dev  
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[Oct 16](https://hashnode.com/posts/git-for-beginners-basics-and-essential-commands/6ad182ed3f42c8f882c884f1/comment/6ad1bcece92aa9b5aac30e37)

Nice that you put git revert before reset --hard. Beginners tend to reach for reset first and lose work they didn't mean to. Might be worth a one line note that reflog can usually rescue you after a bad reset.