diff --git a/CONTRIBUTING.md b/CONTRIBUTING.md
index 441c946fd..70f5a5ba2 100644
--- a/CONTRIBUTING.md
+++ b/CONTRIBUTING.md
@@ -154,6 +154,10 @@ The project's documentation is built using Jekyll and hosted on GitHub Pages. To
    ```
    bundle exec jekyll build
    ```
+5. Preview the website while editing (optional):
+   ```
+   bundle exec jekyll serve
+   ```
 
 The built documentation will be available in the `aider/website/_site` directory.
 
diff --git a/aider/commands.py b/aider/commands.py
index 74a0dd956..977aeba06 100644
--- a/aider/commands.py
+++ b/aider/commands.py
@@ -735,7 +735,7 @@ class Commands:
                     self.io.tool_output(f"Removed {matched_file} from the chat")
 
     def cmd_git(self, args):
-        "Run a git command"
+        "Run a git command (output excluded from chat)"
         combined_output = None
         try:
             args = "git " + args
diff --git a/aider/website/docs/faq.md b/aider/website/docs/faq.md
index 4cd95de74..c120d2ddd 100644
--- a/aider/website/docs/faq.md
+++ b/aider/website/docs/faq.md
@@ -124,6 +124,9 @@ When starting a fresh aider session, you can include recent git history in the c
 
 Remember, the chat history already includes recent changes made during the current session, so this tip is most useful when starting a new aider session and you want to provide context about recent work.
 
+{: .tip }
+The `/git` command will not work for this purpose, as its output is not included in the chat. 
+
 ## How can I run aider locally from source code?
 
 To run the project locally, follow these steps:
@@ -194,12 +197,18 @@ Yes, you can now share aider chat logs in a pretty way.
 
 1. Copy the markdown logs you want to share from `.aider.chat.history.md` and make a github gist. Or publish the raw markdown logs on the web any way you'd like.
 
-https://gist.github.com/paul-gauthier/2087ab8b64034a078c0a209440ac8be0
+   ```
+   https://gist.github.com/paul-gauthier/2087ab8b64034a078c0a209440ac8be0
+   ```
 
 2. Take the gist URL and append it to:
 
-https://aider.chat/share/?mdurl=
+   ```
+   https://aider.chat/share/?mdurl=
+   ```
 
 This will give you a URL like this, which shows the chat history like you'd see in a terminal:
 
+```
 https://aider.chat/share/?mdurl=https://gist.github.com/paul-gauthier/2087ab8b64034a078c0a209440ac8be0
+```
diff --git a/aider/website/docs/usage/commands.md b/aider/website/docs/usage/commands.md
index cbdfc4f7c..20456ecc7 100644
--- a/aider/website/docs/usage/commands.md
+++ b/aider/website/docs/usage/commands.md
@@ -25,7 +25,7 @@ cog.out(get_help_md())
 | **/diff** | Display the diff of changes since the last message |
 | **/drop** | Remove files from the chat session to free up context space |
 | **/exit** | Exit the application |
-| **/git** | Run a git command |
+| **/git** | Run a git command (output excluded from chat)|
 | **/help** | Ask questions about aider |
 | **/lint** | Lint and fix in-chat files or all dirty files if none in chat |
 | **/ls** | List all known files and indicate which are included in the chat session |