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> As a really simple example, one of the most frequent things I see from juniors using git GUIs is adding files to a commit that they didn't intend to (say stuff that's not in the .gitignore, but doesn't belong in the commit). In the CLI, they probably don't know about -a, so they would be forced to add files/directories individually and think about what to include. Most GUIs I've seen include a "Stage All" button front-and-center, which is very tempting for a new user to click (or, worse, they make staging an opt-out thing). I do not know if this specific example is the case in GitHub Desktop, it's something that I see regularly.

I agree with your general point, but on this specific point I'd be remiss if I didn't mention that I see an insane amount of people regularly use `git add .` to add every file, because they don't realize they actually want `git add -u` (only add already-tracked files) 99% of the time.

But as a counterpoint, since your example is about giving devs a limited set of commands, you naturally wouldn't be giving them `git add .`. But it's definitely something that frequently comes up in crappy git tutorials.