.gitconfig

[core]
  # Excludesfiles allows us to set a global list of things to ignore
  excludesfile = ~/.gitignore_global

# These are custom color options for the console
[color]
  status = auto
  diff = auto

[color "status"]
  untracked = cyan
  changed = green
  added = yellow

# Aliases are command shortcuts
[alias]
  co = checkout

  # lg is now a shortcut for a pretty log with short commit messages
  # See the log manpage: https://www.kernel.org/pub/software/scm/git/docs/git-log.html
  # for explanations of what these options do
  lg = log \
    --graph \
    --pretty=format:'%Cred%h%Creset -%C(yellow)%d%Creset %s %Cgreen(%cr) %C(bold blue)<%an>%Creset' \
    --abbrev-commit \
    --date=relative

  # Shorthand for commit, also enforces diff display in editor before commit
  ci = commit --verbose

  # Shorthand for a less noisy status
  s = commit --dry-run --short

  # More sensible names for adding and removing files from the readme
  stage = add
  unstage = reset HEAD

  # Edit the last commit
  amend= commit --verbose --amend