Helpful windows .gitconfig

.gitconfig

[user]
	name = Your Name
	email = email@site.com
[core]
	autocrlf = true
	excludesfile = c:/path/to/your/repos/global.gitignore
	
	# The default editor used when git needs one for you to interact with (ie 'git commit' without a message)
	editor = 'C:/path/to/editor/of/choice/editor.exe' -options -for -editor
[gui]
    # Git GUI recent repo
	recentrepo = c:/path/to/a/recent/repo
[alias]
    # A pretty log that displays a commit graph with details about the commits
    # *  ad49s0 - (HEAD, origin/master, master) Commit message here (x minutes ago) <User Name>
	hist = log --graph --pretty=format:'%Cred%h%Creset -%C(auto)%d%Creset %s %Cgreen(%cr) %C(cyan)<%an>%Creset' --abbrev-commit --date=relative
	
	# Tells you what files were changed in a commit
	# git committed 7fd80b
    # A       index.html
	committed = diff-tree --no-commit-id --name-status --root -r
[push]
    # When 'git push' is entered git will only push if the branc being pushed is tracking a remote upstream branch
    # http://stackoverflow.com/a/23918418/939634
    # This prevents pushing to upstream branches accidentally
	default = simple