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Magit is so good, I nearly forgot how to use git commands anymore. Navigation is intuitive, diffs are great, discarding and commiting hunks is superb, and it's

• branchless 11y ago
  > I nearly forgot how to use git commands anymore This is my one fear. I am however willing to put up with this decay given the increase in productivity. It's up there with org-mode as an emacs feature.
  • sandinmyjoints 11y ago
    After more than two years using Magit, I can only think of one instance when I didn't recall a git command when I needed it. It took about 5s of googling to find. You can always see what command Magit is running behind the scenes by hitting `$`, in case you're curious -- I've learned a few things this way.
    • branchless 11y ago
      Yes I agree and the mappings are largely one to one. As you say magit-process with $ is great. Next up to play with: whazzup.
  • ams6110 11y ago
    Going to give it a try. The git command line is so arcane I can't remember it anyway, so this could only be an improvement.
    • branchless 11y ago
      It won't save you from having to understand git, but it will make life quicker.