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I've read the docs. Too much explanation of command line flags, not enough practical examples. It is thorough though.
Including the git user manual [1] and the git book [2]? People tend to skip over those and go straight to the reference/manpages. 1. https://git-scm.com/docs/user-manual 2. https://git-scm.com/book/en/v2
I got there from google so I didn't know these were a thing-- thanks!