Basic Git Configuration

Set up your global Git configuration:

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git config --global user.name "Your name here"
git config --global user.email "your_email@example.com"
git config --global color.ui true

SSH Key Setup for GitHub

1. Generate a new SSH key (recommended to use Ed25519 algorithm):

   1	ssh-keygen -t ed25519 -C "your_email@example.com"

2. Add your public key to GitHub:

   • Copy the public key to clipboard:

     1	xclip < ~/.ssh/id_ed25519.pub

   • Or display it in terminal:

     1	cat ~/.ssh/id_ed25519.pub

   • Paste it in GitHub Settings → SSH and GPG keys → New SSH key

3. Test your SSH connection:

   1	ssh -T git@github.com

SSH Agent Setup

To avoid repeatedly entering your SSH passphrase:

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eval "$(ssh-agent -s)"
ssh-add ~/.ssh/id_ed25519

Lazygit - Terminal UI for Git

Lazygit is a simple terminal UI for Git commands that makes version control more visual and interactive.

Installation

Linux (Debian/Ubuntu)

For Debian 13 (Trixie) or Ubuntu 25.10:

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sudo apt install lazygit

For Debian 12 or Ubuntu 25.04:

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LAZYGIT_VERSION=$(curl -s "https://api.github.com/repos/jesseduffield/lazygit/releases/latest" | \grep -Po '"tag_name": *"v\K[^"]*')
curl -Lo lazygit.tar.gz "https://github.com/jesseduffield/lazygit/releases/download/v${LAZYGIT_VERSION}/lazygit_${LAZYGIT_VERSION}_Linux_x86_64.tar.gz"
tar xf lazygit.tar.gz lazygit
sudo install lazygit -D -t /usr/local/bin/

Basic Lazygit Commands

Why Use Lazygit?

1. Visual branch management
2. Easy staging/unstaging of changes
3. Built-in diff viewer
4. Interactive rebase capabilities
5. Reduced need to remember Git commands
6. Works entirely in terminal (great for remote servers)

Custom Configuration

Create a config file at ~/.config/lazygit/config.yml to customize keybindings and appearance.

Common Git Workflow with Lazygit

1. Open lazygit in your repo:

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   lazygit

2. Stage changes with s

3. Commit with c

4. Push with P

5. Create/switch branches with b

6. Merge with m