The best way to get started is using one, pick one and use it, generally when I am learning a new tool I try to get the basics emulating my workflow, i.e. I edi

The best way to get started is using one, pick one and use it, generally when I am learning a new tool I try to get the basics emulating my workflow, i.e. I edit, create, move, rename and remove a couple of text files in the case of a VCS, this also serves when I need to learn the commands and the concepts of a new VCS (I'm a git user, but often I need to work with mercurial or subversion).