You've joined a new team. Your first task is to get the project code onto your machine from a remote repository and explore its current state.

The project has multiple branches. You need to understand how to view them, switch between them, and understand what HEAD means.

You are starting a brand new project. The first step is to initialize a Git repository to start tracking your files.

A clean, readable commit history is crucial for collaboration. Practice making small, logical, 'atomic' commits with clear messages.

You made changes to several files but want to discard them. Learn safe ways to undo uncommitted work.

You're working on a feature when a critical bug needs immediate attention. Use stash to temporarily save your work so you can switch contexts.

Learn to inspect your code changes and commit history effectively using git diff and git log.

Before merging or rebasing, you need to see what changes exist between branches. Learn to compare effectively.

Your local project is ready. Now it's time to connect it to a remote repository on a service like GitHub to back it up and collaborate with others.

Learn to properly configure .gitignore to exclude files you don't want to track, and how to handle files that were accidentally committed.