> Also, instead of passing any arguments to "git-log", I usually just use "tig", an ncurses display of the commits: https://blogs.atlassian.com/2013/05/git-tig/

+1 for tig. Definitely my favourite git interface. Its status view is also very handy for viewing diffs, and adding/removing files to the index, as well as reverting changes.

Also, it now has mouse support. I know this, cos I added it :)