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 also there are tons of ways to orient yourself in git (you can run `git status` constantly! use a GUI! use a different git prompt like starship!). it doesn't really matter which way you do it as long as you a) have a way to know where you are (3/?) 8 comments
@weepingclown @b0rk I mostly interact with git through emacs now, but whenever I do interact with the CLI, I do this pretty much compulsively as well. Do the same thing with 'ls' after cd'ing to a different directory. @splatt9990 @b0rk what are the odds, I run ll almost straight after every cd as well :P (I have alias ll='la -lA')  @weepingclown @b0rk my favourite suggestion for helping people with git is _read what git status says_ (e.g. how do i tell what branch i'm on, how do i undo a change i didn't want, what should i do in detached HEAD). It sounds simple, but there is something about the drone-like output of git status that makes it surprisingly hard to read, even when there is critical information in its output.  @b0rk Fairly recently I started leaving a terminal tab with lazygit open on whatever Iโm working on. I surprised myself as I thought Iโd probably hate it and never use it given that I am fairly comfortable with common git command line usage (and searching for the rest). I actually really like it and the command lineโs still just on the next tab if I want it. @b0rk ooh thanks, more great advice!was going to say that i rely on the venerable `git-wtf` script for orienting myself wrt remotes too, but looks like it's been unmaintained a long time now ๐ this link seems not to work any more either http://git-wt-commit.rubyforge.org/#git-wtf  |
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@b0rk I subconsciously run git status after every random git thing I do. It is so automated that it doesn't even affect the experience xD