A.1.2 How to show git’s output?

To show the output of recently run git commands, press $ (or, if that isn’t available, use M-x magit-process-buffer). This shows a buffer containing a section per git invocation; as always press TAB to expand or collapse them.

By default, git’s output is only inserted into the process buffer if it is run for side-effects. When the output is consumed in some way, also inserting it into the process buffer would be too expensive. For debugging purposes, it’s possible to do so anyway, using M-x magit-toggle-git-debug.