All Git commands start with the `git` "main" command followed by a keyword matching the Git operation to be performed. Running Git commands only works inside folders that belong to a (local) Git repository.
Trying to run Git commands outside a Git repository folder will generate an error message.
[This index](https://git-scm.com/docs) lists all the available commands with links to extensive documentation.
## Displaying information about a local repository
The `git status`[command](https://git-scm.com/docs/git-status) displays information about the current status of the local repository:
- What is the current branch ?
- If it is related to a remote branch, have any modifications been made on either side ?
- What has happend to the files and folders of the local repository ?
On a freshly cloned repository, the output of `git status` looks like:
The `git log`[command](https://git-scm.com/docs/git-log) details all the operations that have been performed on the current branch since it was created, crouped by commits. `git log` provides many many options to customize the output.
On the freshly cloned example repository, the output of `git log` looks like:
