# configure the user which will be used by git
# Of course you should use your name
git config --global user.name "Example Surname"

# Same for the email address
git config --global user.email "your.email@gmail.com" 

# set default so that all changes are always pushed to the repository
git config --global push.default nothing

# colors
git config --global color.ui true
git config --global color.status auto
git config --global color.branch auto

# set editor
git config --global core.editor vim

# add aliases
git config --global alias.ci commit
git config --global alias.co checkout

git config --global core.autocrlf input
git config --global core.safecrlf true

git config --global core.autocrlf true
git config --global core.safecrlf true

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