These files make up my global git config - it's basic but it makes life oh so simple

.gitconfig

[user]
	name = Lee Packham
	email = 
	
; Github details are teh awesome
;[github]
;	user = leepa
;	token = # Get this from your github.com profile
	
; Consider using diff tools - they are nice
;[difftool "Kaleidoscope"]
;	cmd = ksdiff-wrapper git \"$LOCAL\" \"$REMOTE\"
;[difftool]
;	prompt = false
;[diff]
;	tool = Kaleidoscope
[core]
	excludesfile = /Users/lpackham/.gitignore_global
	whitespace=fix,-indent-with-non-tab,trailing-space,cr-at-eol
[color]
	ui = true
[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
	ged = green
	untracked = cyan

.gitignore_global

# Compiled source #
###################
*.com
*.class
*.dll
*.exe
*.o
*.so

# Packages #
############
# it's better to unpack these files and commit the raw source
# git has its own built in compression methods
*.7z
*.dmg
*.gz
*.iso
*.jar
*.rar
*.tar
*.zip

# Logs and databases #
######################
*.log
*.sql
*.sqlite

# OS generated files #
######################
.DS_Store?
ehthumbs.db
Icon?
Thumbs.db