> Further, why are we talking in terms of the actual command-line commands? (...) I'd much prefer you tell me the name of the popular Windows/Mac client and wal

> Further, why are we talking in terms of the actual command-line commands? (...) I'd much prefer you tell me the name of the popular Windows/Mac client and walk me through the workflow I'll actually use on a day-to-day basis. To be perfectly clear, the command line tools ARE the popular client. The only widely used GUI I'm aware of is the one specific to Github. There are others but they generally expect you to be familiar with the command line workflow. Perhaps this is because Git is easily integrated into IDEs in a way that makes sense for that particular IDE; perhaps it's because the command line interface is actually very good, with features like spelling suggestions (if you've mistyped a command name) and autocompletion scripts (sort of like IntelliSense). By the way, I can't speak for Windows users but the overwhelming majority of Mac and Linux developers are well aware that their shiny GUIs are thin layers over the gross 70s Unix parts underneath. In this world there's no stigma concerning beards or the 70s, and your dismissal of the command line comes across as backwards and absurd. It's a bit like badmouthing non-Hollywood filmmakers because a lot of them work in foreign languages and you "don't want to read some German thing for four hours" when you go to the movies.