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+# Start using Git on the command line
+
+If you want to start using a Git and GitLab, make sure that you have created an
+account on GitLab.
+
+## Open a shell
+
+Depending on your operating system, find the shell of your preference. Here are some suggestions.
+
+- [Terminal](http://blog.teamtreehouse.com/introduction-to-the-mac-os-x-command-line) on  Mac OSX
+
+- [GitBash](https://msysgit.github.io) on Windows
+
+- [Linux Terminal](http://www.howtogeek.com/140679/beginner-geek-how-to-start-using-the-linux-terminal/) on Linux
+
+## Check if Git has already been installed
+
+Git is usually preinstalled on Mac and Linux.
+
+Type the following command and then press enter:
+```
+git --version
+```
+
+You should receive a message that will tell you which Git version you have in your computer. If you don’t receive a "Git version" message, it means that you need to [download Git](https://git-scm.com/book/en/v2/Getting-Started-Installing-Git).
+
+If Git doesn't automatically download, there's an option on the website to [download manually](https://git-scm.com/downloads). Then follow the steps on the installation window.
+
+After you finished installing, open a new shell and type "git --version" again to verify that it was correctly installed.
+
+## Add your Git username and set your email
+
+It is important because every Git commit that you create will use this information.
+
+On your shell, type the following command to add your username:
+```
+git config --global user.name ADD YOUR USERNAME
+```
+
+Then verify that you have the correct username:
+```
+git config --global user.name
+```
+
+To set your email address, type the following command:
+```
+git config --global user.email ADD YOUR EMAIL
+```
+
+To verify that you entered your email correctly, type:
+```
+git config --global user.email
+```
+
+You'll need to do this only once because you are using the "--global" option. It tells Git to always use this information for anything you do on that system. If you want to override this with a different username or email address for specific projects, you can run the command without the "--global" option when you’re in that project.
+
+## Check your information
+
+To view the information that you entered, type:
+```
+git config --global --list
+```
+## Basic Git commands
+
+### Go to the master branch to pull the latest changes from there
+
+```
+git checkout master
+```
+
+### Download the latest changes in the project
+This is for you to work on an up-to-date copy (it is important to do every time you work on a project), while you setup tracking branches.
+```
+git pull REMOTE NAME-OF-BRANCH -u
+```
+(REMOTE: origin) (NAME-OF-BRANCH: could be "master" or an existing branch)
+
+### Create a branch
+Spaces won't be recognized, so you need to use a hyphen or underscore.
+```
+git checkout -b NAME-OF-BRANCH
+```
+
+### Work on a branch that has already been created
+```
+git checkout NAME-OF-BRANCH
+```
+
+### View the changes you've made
+It's important to be aware of what's happening and what's the status of your changes.
+```
+git status
+```
+
+### Add changes to commit
+You'll see your changes in red when you type "git status".
+```
+git add CHANGES IN RED
+git commit -m "DESCRIBE THE INTENTION OF THE COMMIT"
+```
+
+### Send changes to gitlab.com
+```
+git push REMOTE NAME-OF-BRANCH
+```
+
+### Delete all changes in the Git repository, but leave unstaged things
+```
+git checkout .
+```
+
+### Delete all changes in the Git repository, including untracked files
+```
+git clean -f
+```
+
+### Merge created branch with master branch
+You need to be in the created branch.
+```
+git checkout NAME-OF-BRANCH
+git merge master
+```