# Git Advanced

Git Advanced provides a full-featured Git interface for experienced users who need complete control over their version control workflow. It offers all standard Git operations including selective staging, advanced branching, and detailed commit management.

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Choose Git Advanced if you're comfortable with Git concepts, need granular control over staging files, or want to perform complex Git operations. You can switch from Git Lite anytime in  [IDE Preferences](https://docs.paradime.io/app-help/documentation/code-ide/user-interface/ide-preferences).
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## Create or switch Branches <a href="#create-or-switch-branches" id="create-or-switch-branches"></a>

To create a new branch click on the branch name on the bottom-left of your screen, from the menu select `Create a new branch` and add the new branch name. Press `Enter` to create your new branch.

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Make sure to Publish to remote the new branch you just created.
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The default Git behavior is to create a new branch form the currently checked out branch. If you want to create a new branch based on the latests version of Main/Master, make sure to:

1. First select the Main/Master branch
2. Update your local Main/Master by doing a Git Pull
3. Now create the branch from the UI
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## Commit and Push your Changes <a href="#commit-and-push-your-changes" id="commit-and-push-your-changes"></a>

### Staging changes <a href="#staging" id="staging"></a>

When using Git Advance before committing you changes you need to select which files you want to stage first. This is the equivalent of the Git command [`git add`](https://www.atlassian.com/git/tutorials/saving-changes). Here you can choose to stage all you changed files or selectively choose the file to be included in the next commit.

### Commit your changes and push to remote

After you staged you changes you can now enter a commit message and click on the commit button on the top of the Git Advance panel option or from the More options context menu.

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## Open Pull Request <a href="#open-pull-request" id="open-pull-request"></a>

Now that you have created your commits and pushed your changes you can use the Open Pull Request option to go directly to your Git Provider interface and open a PR for review.

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## Merge Conflicts <a href="#merge-conflicts" id="merge-conflicts"></a>

In the event where you have merge conflicts, Paradime can help you resolve them. See our merge conflict documentation for details.&#x20;

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[merge-conflicts](https://docs.paradime.io/app-help/concepts/working-with-git/merge-conflicts)
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