diff --git a/.gitattributes b/.gitattributes
index 34dcd7c141e9..94f95b93826d 100644
--- a/.gitattributes
+++ b/.gitattributes
@@ -2,5 +2,5 @@
 * text=auto
 # Explicitly declare text files we want to always be normalized and converted
 # to native line endings on checkout.
-*.md text
+*.md text diff=markdown
 *.json.br filter=lfs diff=lfs merge=lfs -text
diff --git a/content/get-started/quickstart/git-and-github-learning-resources.md b/content/get-started/quickstart/git-and-github-learning-resources.md
index c7023667de42..46c2fb337238 100644
--- a/content/get-started/quickstart/git-and-github-learning-resources.md
+++ b/content/get-started/quickstart/git-and-github-learning-resources.md
@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@ shortTitle: Learning resources
 ---
 ## Using Git
 
-Familiarize yourself with Git by visiting the [official Git project site](https://git-scm.com) and reading the [ProGit book](http://git-scm.com/book). You can review the [Git command list](https://git-scm.com/docs) or [Git command lookup reference](http://gitref.org) while using the [Try Git](https://try.github.com) simulator.
+Familiarize yourself with Git by visiting the [official Git project site](https://git-scm.com) and reading the [ProGit book](http://git-scm.com/book). You can also review the [Git command list](https://git-scm.com/docs).
 
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