Easy Git global settings to make your life easier

git_global_settings.md

Set your name and email for your commit messages

$ git config --global user.name "John Doe"
$ git config --global user.email johndoe@example.com

Exclude git tracking UNIX file permissions: Unix file permissions modes (755=rwxrw_rw_, 644=rw_r__r__) - the old mode included the +x (executable) flag, the new mode doesn't. http://code.google.com/p/msysgit/issues/detail?id=164

$ git config core.filemode false

Make Git pretty for git diff and git status

$ git config --global color.ui true

Set your favorite editor

$ git config --global core.editor emacs

Show your git global settings

$ git config -l