For a "normal" use case one can get away with just git clone, git checkout, git add, git commit, git push, git pull. Anything more advanced like rebasing onto m

For a "normal" use case one can get away with just git clone, git checkout, git add, git commit, git push, git pull. Anything more advanced like rebasing onto master and squashing before merging (unfortunately) demands that one has at least understanding of git objects. I’ve also noticed the reverse is true - the more understanding of git objects one has, the less catastrophic/unexpected situations ones finds itself into.