.gitconfig

[user]
    name = Your Name
    email = your.email@example.com

[core]
    editor = nano  # Change to your preferred editor
    autocrlf = input  # Handles line endings in cross-platform environments

[alias]
    # Shortcuts for common Git commands
    co = checkout
    br = branch
    ci = commit
    st = status
    hist = log --oneline --graph --decorate --all
    type = cat-file -t
    dump = cat-file -p

    # View the history of changes to a file
    lg = log --oneline --decorate --graph --all

    # View detailed log with diffs
    ll = log --stat --oneline

    # Show changes in the working directory (including untracked files)
    s = status -s

    # Add all changes (including untracked files)
    aa = add --all

    # Commit with message
    cm = commit -m

    # Amend the last commit
    amend = commit --amend --no-edit

    # Fetch from all remotes
    fa = fetch --all

    # Prune and clean up branches
    prune = fetch --prune
    cleanup = "!git remote prune origin && git branch --merged | grep -v '\\*' | xargs -n 1 git branch -d"

    # Push the current branch to origin
    po = push origin HEAD

    # Rebase interactively
    ri = rebase -i

    # Stash changes
    stsh = stash
    stshp = stash pop

    # Show recent commits
    recent = log --pretty=format:\"%h %s\" --date=short --graph

[push]
    default = simple  # Simple push behavior (only push the current branch)

[diff]
    tool = meld  # Set your preferred diff tool