Reference docs for git mechanics and CNF's conventions on top of them. Start with the mental
model if you want the "how it actually works" grounding; jump straight to a scenario doc if you
already know the mechanics and just need the recipe.
git diff modes, status --short decoding, the stash workflow,--no-ff merge policy, itemID commit citation, milestone tags, and thegit restore --staged; includes a same-day correction note on why a pathspec-scopedgit stash push is unsafe for this (it snapshots the whole index/working tree regardless).git cherry/diffglab usage, two-dot vs. three-dot diffs.This is a living index — add a line here whenever a new git reference doc is written.