Essential git config

.gitconfig

[alias]
  amend = commit --amend
  br = branch
  ci = commit
  co = checkout
  exclude = !sh -c 'mkdir -p .git/info && echo "$1" >> .git/info/exclude' -
  get = !git pull && git submodule init && git submodule update
  h = help
  ignore = update-index --assume-unchanged
  ignored = !git ls-files -v | grep "^[[:lower:]]"
  lol = log --graph --oneline --decorate
  lola = log --branches --tags --remotes --graph --oneline --decorate
  put = "!f() { remote=${1:-origin}; git push -u $remote HEAD; }; f" 
  rmbranch = "!f() { git rmlocalbranch \"$1\"; git rmremotebranch \"$1\"; }; f"
  rmlocalbranch = "!f() { git branch -D \"$1\"; }; f"
  rmlocaltag = "!f() { git tag -d \"$1\"; }; f"
  rmremotebranch = "!f() { git push origin :heads/$1; }; f"
  rmremotetag = "!f() { git push origin :refs/tags/$1; }; f"
  rmtag = "!f() { git rmlocaltag \"$1\"; git rmremotetag \"$1\"; }; f"
  st = status
  uncommit = reset HEAD^
  unignore = update-index --no-assume-unchanged
  unstage = reset HEAD
  update-submodules = "!f() { git pull --recurse-submodules && git submodule update; }; f"
[apply]
  whitespace = nowarn
[color]
  ui = true
[core]
  excludesfile = ~/.gitignore
  preloadindex = true
  pager = less -x4
[init]
  templatedir = ~/.git_template
[push]
  default = simple
[user]
  email = <your email>
  name = <your name>