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@@ -11,7 +11,9 @@ If you are looking for GitLab's docs? They are **[here.](https://git.cs.sun.ac.z
 ## Git quick reference
 This is a quick reminder of the basic commands. 
 
-A more complete "cheat-sheet" can be found **[here](https://about.gitlab.com/images/press/git-cheat-sheet.pdf)**. This is a very good summary, and you are encouraged to have it open or printed out for your reference. **[Here](https://docs.gitlab.com/ee/gitlab-basics/start-using-git.html)** is another good guide. 
+A more complete "cheat-sheet" can be found **[here](https://about.gitlab.com/images/press/git-cheat-sheet.pdf)**. 
+
+The above is a very good summary, and you are encouraged to have it open or printed out for your reference. **[Here](https://docs.gitlab.com/ee/gitlab-basics/start-using-git.html)** is another good guide. 
 
 ### Setup
 Command | Effect
@@ -19,7 +21,8 @@ Command | Effect
 `git config --global user.name "YOUR_USERNAME"` | Setup your name for your commits
 `git config --global user.email "YOUR_EMAIL"` | Setup the email address for your commits.
 `git config --global color.ui auto` | Enable some colourful git output.
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+`git config --global core.editor "gedit -w -s" ` | Set commit message editor to `gedit`. Simple GUI editor. 
+`git config --global core.editor "vim" ` | Set the default commit message editor to `vim`.
 
 ### Simple Git flow
 Command | Effect
@@ -36,10 +39,10 @@ This section is aimed towards first time users of both Git and this instance of
 
 ### What is `git` and GitLab?
 Let's get this info from git's website:
-> '[Git is a free and open source distributed version control system designed to handle everything from small to very large projects with speed and efficiency.'](https://git-scm.com/)'
+> "[Git is a free and open source distributed version control system designed to handle everything from small to very large projects with speed and efficiency.](https://git-scm.com/)"
 
 Then from the Wikipedia page about GitLab:
-> '[GitLab is a web-based Git-repository manager with wiki and issue-tracking features, using an open-source license, developed by GitLab Inc.](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/GitLab)'
+> "[GitLab is a web-based Git-repository manager with wiki and issue-tracking features, using an open-source license, developed by GitLab Inc.](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/GitLab)"
 
 For you, as a student, this means you will
 1. Learn how to use version control in order to help prepare you for the working world,
@@ -71,4 +74,10 @@ Next, we will need to add your SSH key so that you can `clone` a copy of the pro
 
 All commands need to be executed within the directory of your git repo.
 
+### Best practices for your own (and others) sanity
+1. Add changes to your commit often
+2. Commit when-ever you step away from your work.
+3. Try keep all changes in a commit related. The above is more important than this though. 
+4. Make your commit messages helpful. Short, but descriptive. Remember you can enter a 2nd line of text. 
+
 ### Links and Videos
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