A starter .gitconfig file with some basic settings for developing cross-platform code in Windows, with VS Code as the primary IDE for diff/merge. **Note: This requires the VS Code `bin` directory to be on the path.**

.gitconfig

[core]
  editor = code --wait
  autocrlf = input
  safecrlf = false
  longpaths = true
  ## Use the below for alternate diff algorithms, see '[diff "slx"]' section below
  ## This requires the line `*.slx diff=slx` in the referred `.gitattributes` file
  # attributesfile = C:/Users/<username>/.gitattributes
[safe]
  directory = "*" # Required for all WSL2 repos to work in Windows after Git 2.35.2
[user]
  name = <firstname> <lastname> # Replace these without the <> brackets, e.g. `name = John Smith`
  email = <emailname@example.com>
[diff]
  tool = code
  gittool = code
# [diff "slx"]
#   textconv = unzip -c -a
[merge]
  tool = code
  gittool = code
[difftool "code"]
  cmd = code --wait --diff \"$LOCAL\" \"$REMOTE\"
  # path = code
[mergetool "code"]
  cmd = code --wait \"$MERGED\"
  # path = code
[pull]
  rebase = false
[fetch]
  prune = true
[rebase]
  autoStash = false