Nice, useful global Git configuration

gitconfig.ini

# Put this in your ~/.gitconfig or ~/.config/git/config
# Windows users: "~" is your profile's home directory, e.g. C:\Users\<YourName>
[user]
  name = Your Full Name
  email = your@email.tld
[color]
  # Enable colors in color-supporting terminals
  ui = auto
[alias]
  # List available aliases
  aliases = !git config --get-regexp alias | sed -re 's/alias\\.(\\S*)\\s(.*)$/\\1 = \\2/g'
  # Command shortcuts
  ci = commit
  co = checkout
  st = status
  # Display tree-like log, because default log is a pain…
  lg = log --graph --date=relative --pretty=tformat:'%Cred%h%Creset -%C(auto)%d%Creset %s %Cgreen(%an %ad)%Creset'
  # Useful when you have to update your last commit
  # with staged files without editing the commit message.
  oops = commit --amend --no-edit
  # Ensure that force-pushing won't lose someone else's work (only mine).
  push-with-lease = push --force-with-lease
  # Rebase won’t trigger hooks on each "replayed" commit.
  # This is an ugly hack that will replay each commit during rebase with the
  # standard `commit` command which will trigger hooks.
  rebase-with-hooks = rebase -x 'git reset --soft HEAD~1 && git commit -C HEAD@{1}'
  # List local commits that were not pushed to remote repository
  review-local = "!git lg @{push}.."
  # Edit last commit message
  reword = commit --amend
  # Undo last commit but keep changed files in stage
  uncommit = reset --soft HEAD~1
  # Remove file(s) from Git but not from disk
  untrack = rm --cache --
[core]
  # Don't paginate output by default
  pager = cat
  # Global ignore file (not shared)
  excludesfile = ~/.gitignore_global
  # Global shared hooks directory
  # hooksPath = ~/.githooks
  #
  # Out of luck: on Windows w/o msysGit? You may have Notepad++…
  # editor = 'C:/Program Files (x86)/Notepad++/notepad++.exe' -multiInst -notabbar -nosession -noPlugin
  # 
  # If you want to use Sublime Text 2's subl wrapper:
  # editor = subl -w
  # 
  # Sublime Text 3 on Windows:
  # editor = 'c:/Program Files/Sublime Text 3/subl.exe' -w
  #
  # VSCode
  editor = code --wait
  # Don't consider trailing space change as a cause for merge conflicts
  whitespace = -trailing-space
[diff]
  # Use better, descriptive initials (c, i, w) instead of a/b.
  mnemonicPrefix = true
  # Show renames/moves as such
  renames = true
  # When using --word-diff, assume --word-diff-regex=.
  wordRegex = .
  # Display submodule-related information (commit listings)
  submodule = log
  # Use VSCode as default diff tool when running `git diff-tool`
  tool = vscode
[difftool "vscode"]
  cmd = code --wait --diff $LOCAL $REMOTE
[fetch]
  # Auto-fetch submodule changes (sadly, won't auto-update)
  recurseSubmodules = on-demand
[grep]
  break = true
  heading = true
  lineNumber = true
  # Consider most regexes to be ERE
  extendedRegexp = true
[log]
  # Use abbrev SHAs whenever possible/relevant instead of full 40 chars
  abbrevCommit = true
  # Automatically --follow when given a single path
  follow = true
  # Disable decorate for reflog
  # (because there is no dedicated `reflog` section available)
  decorate = false
[merge]
  # Display common-ancestor blocks in conflict hunks
  # conflictStyle = diff3
  # Disable fast-forward merges as default merge strategy.
  # Force explicit call of `git merge --ff …`.
  ff = false
  # Custom/dedicated merge drive for npm lock files (`package-lock.json`).
  # Also works with Yarn.
  # Use Git attributes to set targeted files (located at `~/.config/git/attributes``
  # when installed with npm).
  # See https://www.npmjs.com/package/npm-merge-driver
  # [merge "npm-merge-driver"]
  # name = automatically merge npm lockfiles
  # driver = npx npm-merge-driver merge %A %O %B %P
[mergetool]
  # Clean up backup files created by merge tools on tool exit
  keepBackup = false
  # Clean up temp files created by merge tools on tool exit
  keepTemporaries = false
  # Put the temp files in a dedicated dir anyway
  writeToTemp = true
  # Auto-accept file prompts when launching merge tools
  prompt = false
# [page]
  # Use custom pager to get an better log on terminal.
  # As this is an external tool it has to be installed.
  # See https://github.com/so-fancy/diff-so-fancy
  # show = diff-so-fancy | less --tabs=4 -RFX
[pull]
  # This is GREAT… when you know what you're doing and are careful
  # not to pull --no-rebase over a local line containing a true merge.
  # rebase = true
  # This option, which does away with the one gotcha of
  # auto-rebasing on pulls, is only available from 1.8.5 onwards.
  # rebase = preserve
  # WARNING! This option, which is the latest variation, is only
  # available from 2.18 onwards.
  rebase = merges
[push]
  # Default push should only push the current branch to its push target, regardless of its remote name
  default = upstream
  # When pushing, also push tags whose commit-ishs are now reachable upstream
  followTags = true
# [rebase]
  # Rebase advanced usage.
  # Automagically reorder and prefix your commands while doing an interactive
  # rebase. This has to be used with `--fixup` and/or `--squash` options for
  # `git commit`.
  # autoSquash = true
  # Automatically stash current WD and stage when running rebase
  # then you won't have to manually `git stash push` and `git stash pop`
  # after and before your rebase.
  # autoStash = true
# [rerere]
  # If, like me, you like rerere, uncomment these
  # autoupdate = true
  # enabled = true
[status]
  # Display submodule rev change summaries in status
  submoduleSummary = true
  # Recursively traverse untracked directories to display all contents
  showUntrackedFiles = all
[color "branch"]
  # Blue on black is hard to read in git branch -vv: use cyan instead
  upstream = cyan
[tag]
  # Sort tags as version numbers whenever applicable, so 1.10.2 is AFTER 1.2.0.
  sort = version:refname
[versionsort]
  prereleaseSuffix = -pre
  prereleaseSuffix = .pre
  prereleaseSuffix = -beta
  prereleaseSuffix = .beta
  prereleaseSuffix = -rc
  prereleaseSuffix = .rc