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.gitconfig

# mostly taken from http://cheat.errtheblog.com/s/git
[core]
    whitespace = fix,-indent-with-non-tab,trailing-space,cr-at-eol
    # display tab as 2 spaces instead of 8
    # http://www.liferay.com/web/raymond.auge/blog/-/blogs/setting-tabwidths-to-match-the-project-settings-in-git-and-vi
    pager = less -FXRS -x2
[color]
    ui = auto
[color "branch"]
    current = yellow reverse
    local = yellow
    remote = green
[color "diff"]
    meta = yellow bold
    frag = magenta bold
    old = red bold
    new = green bold
    whitespace = red reverse
[color "status"]
    added = yellow
    changed = green
    untracked = cyan

[alias]
    st = status
    br = branch
    ft = fetch

    blame = blame --date=short

    ci = commit
    cia = commit --amend
    ciac = commit --amend --reuse-message HEAD

    co = checkout

    df = diff
    dff = diff --cached

    ldf = log -p
    gl = log --graph
    lol = log --graph --decorate --pretty=oneline --abbrev-commit

    # fucking typos
    tags = tag

[diff]
    algorithm = patience
[push]
    default = current
    
[user]
    name = <Your Name>
    email = <your_email@domain.com>