I think this is more a sign that git (porcelain) is not aligned with the underlying model. It is actually a pity that so little effort went into git UI. I find

I think this is more a sign that git (porcelain) is not aligned with the underlying model. It is actually a pity that so little effort went into git UI. I find the OP explanation of git model awesome and the presented concepts beautiful, but the cli utility has countless naming and consistency problems which make me sad that hg didn't win over git. Life would be much simpler for many developers if it did, imho.