git commands

Absolute must-do for any new git users out there: set your name and email, so people can know who did what in the code!

  git config --global user.name "John Doe"
  git config --global user.email "john.doe@company.com"

Also, if you’re a command-line user (and who isn’t?!), make sure you configure it to add a splash of colour to its output. It’s really useful.

  git config --global color.diff auto
  git config --global color.status auto
  git config --global color.branch auto

Oh, and in case you’re pair programming, this little script goes a long way:

  #!/usr/bin/env ruby

  def usage
    puts "./pair [name] [name]: pair two people"
    exit
  end

  usage if ARGV.size != 2

  pair = [ARGV[0], ARGV[1]]

  puts "pairing #{pair.first} and #{pair.last}"
  `git config user.name "#{pair.first} & #{pair.last}"`
  `git config user.email #{pair.first}+#{pair.last}@company.com`