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 # gitredux
 ###This project is nascent and in a state of flux!
 
-I started this project because `git log --no-pager` gives an error. Apparently I wanted `git --no-pager log`. This was the last straw.
-*So I decided to "fix" the git CLI.*
-
 This project takes inspiration from [gitless](http://gitless.com/) and [legit](https://github.com/kennethreitz/legit), and is
 influenced by this [blog post](http://www.saintsjd.com/2012/01/a-better-ui-for-git/) and this [fantastic diatribe](http://stevebennett.me/2012/02/24/10-things-i-hate-about-git).
 However, I feel all of these tools are either underdeveloped or too opinionated. I want a tool that gives me all the
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 * Fewer, more orthogonal commands
 * More useful (and non-destructive) default behaviors
 
+### Why?
+I started this project because `git log --no-pager` gives an error. Apparently I wanted `git --no-pager log`. This was the last straw.
+*So I decided to "fix" the git CLI.* 
+
+EDIT: Even better example of inanity of git CLI: To get the SHA reference of HEAD, do you use `git show-ref HEAD --abbrev --hash` or `git rev-parse --short HEAD`? 
+
+ * Why are they different results?
+ * Why does `show-ref` use `--abbrev` but `rev-parse` use `--short`?
+ * Why are the options _after_ `HEAD` in `show-ref` but _before_ `HEAD` in `rev-parse`?
+ * I leave answering these questions as an exercise to the reader.
+
+
 ### Commands
 (bound to get out of date quickly)