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 8. `git commit -m "message"` to describe the changes you’ve made
 9. `git push` to take your local changes and push them up to github
 
-**Tip:** To open the folder you're in within your terminak in VS Code with the `code.`, go into VS Code, run `SHIFT + COMMAND + P` and then type in `SHELL COMMAND: Install 'code' command in Path`
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+**Tip:** To open the folder you're in within your terminak in VS Code with the `code.`, go into VS Code, run `SHIFT + COMMAND + P` and then type in `SHELL COMMAND: Install 'code' command in Path`
+
+### Tips
+
+- Make sure to `git pull` before you make any new changes. If you don't `git pull` and there end up being remote changes that you don't have locally, you may get a merge conflict.
+
+If there's a merge conflict, the following command will get all the changes without overriding your own change (force merging remote into local while preserving your changes):
+
+`git pull`
+`hit the escape key`
+`:wq`
+
+If you ever want to "force git pull" and scrap anything you have locally and reset to the master branch, you can run: `git reset --hard origin/master`
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