Getting better at Git

This has nothing to do with Beyond Compare, just with learning Git. Instead of googling everything, learn to use the built-in help. Looking at monochrome text in the terminal is a great skill to have and your efficiency will 3x, guaranteed.

Step 1: Simply type git help

Here are the only things Git knows how to do. In the terminal, when you type git help, it will show you this list: clone, init, add, mv, reset, rm, bisect, grep, log, show, status, branch, checkout, commit, diff, merge, rebase, tag, fetch, pull, push

Scan this list and decide which word is the closest to what you are trying to do.

Step 2: Now make a two-word help request

Maybe fetch is what you want; just type git help fetch.

Wow, lots of text! Now you may be a little put off. Be patient! There are two keys to understanding this man page. I'll give two tips and then leave you to explore.

Search:

Man pages are sort of long. Sometimes, instead of scrolling, you should search. Type a slash followed by the word you are searching. Now, a quirk: hit Enter once, and then hit 'n' several times. 'Enter' will search for the first occurance of your word. 'n' will search for subsequent occurances.

Syntax explanation:

Learn to read the top few lines.

That's plenty of advice. You now know enough to dig (for years!) through the Git's unusually helpful man pages.