Git Configuration Snippets

The Git snippet collection contains a variety of short tips and tricks for all currently maintained versions of git. It includes most commonly-used commands and covers various use-cases in the form of simplified documentation, complete with multiple examples.

Git aliases
Git, Configuration
Increase your productivity by creating aliases for many common git operations.
Disable fast forward merging by default
Git, Configuration
Disables the default fast forwarding on merge commits.
Automate upstream branch creation
Git, Configuration
Configures the repository to automatically create upstream branches on push.
List all git aliases
Git, Configuration
Prints a list of all git aliases.
Set default push branch name
Git, Configuration
Use the name of the current branch when pushing by default as the name of the remote branch.
Add a commit message template
Git, Repository
Sets up a commit message template for the current repository.
Configure git user information
Git, Configuration
Configures user information for git.
Configure line endings
Git, Repository
Configures the line endings for a repository.
Autocorrect git commands
Git, Configuration
Configures git to autocorrect mistyped commands.
Edit git configuration file
Git, Configuration
Opens the git configuration file in the git text editor.
Configure the git text editor
Git, Configuration
Configures the text editor used by git.