[OH-Dev] [issue934] Git Bash'ed Mission Enhancement

[narroo]

New submission from narroo <narroo at vt.edu>:

I've been asked to ask for an enhancement for the Git Bash Mission on the site.

Well, as a person who is not familiar with Git Bash or the command line, I can
say that there are some issues at the moment.  The mission is great for
installing Git Bash but terrible at explaining what Git Bash is, how to use it,
or -worst of all- how to help yourself.

The mission assumes that the user has no prior experience with command lines. 
It provides a bare-bones explanation of what a command line is while forgetting
to mention the important details of the Git Bash command line (The commands are
Unix commands!  If you need to look up basic commands, you have to look up Unix
commands, not Git Bash commands.  It also fails to explain basic syntax, such as
how to use options.  It "shows" the use of the command line with minimal
examples, such as: "type cd," or "type ls"  But, it doesn't explain other basic
functions, such as moving files, nor does it explain any kind of basic practice
of the command line.

Then, the next missions launch into using the command line to create tars and
diffs.  This ends poorly.  

At the moment, continuing on to the other missions requires you to abandon the
open-hatch site in order to find a resource to learn how to use the Git Bash
command line from scratch.  At the very least, there needs to be a list of
resources on the command line so that users can learn how to use it without
having to randomly search the internet for a quality resource, or harass the
open hatch irc channel like I did.

I would suggest at the least a more detailed explanation of what Git Bash is and
how its command line differs from the windows command line while also providing
links to learning resources.

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messages: 4108
nosy: narroo, paulproteus
priority: wish
status: unread
title: Git Bash'ed Mission Enhancement

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