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+stage: Create
+group: Source Code
+info: To determine the technical writer assigned to the Stage/Group associated with this page, see https://handbook.gitlab.com/handbook/product/ux/technical-writing/#assignments
+---
+
+# Get started with Git
+
+You can use Git from a command line to interact with GitLab.
+
+## Common terms
+
+If you're new to Git, start by reviewing some of the most commonly used terms.
+
+### Repository
+
+Files are stored in a **repository**. A repository is similar to how you
+store files in a folder or directory on your computer.
+
+- A **remote repository** refers to the files in GitLab.
+- A **local copy** refers to the files on your computer.
+
+The word **repository** is often shortened to **repo**.
+
+In GitLab, a repository is part of a **project**.
+
+**Get started:**
+
+- [Learn more about repositories](../../user/project/repository/index.md).
+- [Tutorial: Make your first Git commit](../../tutorials/make_first_git_commit/index.md).
+
+### Clone
+
+To create a copy of a remote repository's files on your computer, you **clone** it.
+When you clone a repository, you can sync the repository with the remote repository in GitLab.
+You can modify the files locally and upload the changes to the remote repository on GitLab.
+
+**Get started:**
+
+- [Clone a repository from GitLab to your local machine](../../gitlab-basics/start-using-git.md#clone-a-repository).
+
+### Pull
+
+When the remote repository changes, your local copy is behind. You can update your local copy with the new
+changes in the remote repository.
+This action is known as **pulling** from the remote, because you use the command `git pull`.
+
+**Get started**:
+
+- [Download the latest changes in the project](../../gitlab-basics/start-using-git.md#download-the-latest-changes-in-the-project).
+
+### Push
+
+After you save a local copy of a repository and modify the files on your computer, you can upload the
+changes to GitLab. This action is known as **pushing** to the remote, because you use the command
+`git push`.
+
+**Get started**:
+
+- [Send changes to GitLab](../../gitlab-basics/start-using-git.md#send-changes-to-gitlab).
+
+### Fork
+
+When you want to contribute to someone else's repository, you make a copy of it.
+This copy is called a **fork**.
+
+When you create a fork of a repository, you create a copy of the project in your own
+namespace in the remote repository.
+You then have write permissions to modify the project files and settings.
+
+For example, you can fork this project in to your namespace:
+
+- <https://gitlab.com/gitlab-tests/sample-project/>
+
+You now have your own copy of the repository. You can view the namespace in the URL, for example:
+
+- `https://gitlab.com/your-namespace/sample-project/`
+
+Then you can clone the repository to your local machine, work on the files, and submit changes back to the
+original repository.
+
+**Get started**
+
+- [Learn more about forks](../../user/project/repository/forking_workflow.md).
+- [Learn more about namespaces](../../user/namespace/index.md).