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exercise/multi_remote/exercise_multi_remote.txt

@@ -186,3 +186,8 @@ git commit -m "Fixed conflicting titles."
 
 git pull
 git push
+
+# git can help you to resolve the conflicts using specialized tools
+# invoke it with
+
+git mergetool

exercise/single_local/exercise_single_local.txt

@@ -34,6 +34,11 @@ git config user.name
 git config user.email
 git config -l
 
+# Turn on the coloring on console command (visual aids help to find
+# out relevant information quicker)
+
+git config --global color.ui true
+
 # Create a proper directory where you want to host a simple project
 # named "kindergarten". The current directory (e.g., home) is usually
 # fine but you could want a more meaningful place. Then move into the
@@ -147,6 +152,12 @@ git commit -a -m "Added a swiss clock and improved hello.py."
 
 git log
 
+# See the logs with useful commandline switch (oneline to shorten
+# commit message, graph to show a graph of the commits, decorate to
+# show HEAD, tags and branch names, all to show all branches)
+
+git log --oneline --graph --decorate --all
+
 # See the logs of all commits with the git GUI.
 
 gitk