[zak_mc_kracken]

It's important to know the basics of git from the command line but git's output can be so rich that it's pretty futile to try and capture this from the command line.

Even if you ssh a lot, the odds of having these extra layers installed are pretty low so you might as well get as comfortable as you can with the basic commands.

But for local usage, do yourself a favor and install a graphical client. Color terminals will never give you as much information as a graphical tool will.