To define a default configuration file for git it’s usually a good idea. This way we can easily set our personal details, alias, colors… and make a backup of it. Of course it can be done using commands but it’s better to don’t waste time with trivial things.
Create the .gitconfig file (If it doesn’t exist) in the home directory:
vim ~/.gitconfig
Insert the default configuration:
[color]
ui = true
[user]
name = Ander Ustarroz
email = Ander.Ustarroz@example.com
[alias]
co = checkout
ci = commit
st = status
br = branch
hist = log --pretty=format:\"%h %ad | %s%d [%an]\" --graph --date=short
ticketlog = log --oneline --name-status -1
type = cat-file -t
dump = cat-file -p
d = difftool
This is just an example, feel free to edit the config file as you wish.
For more information about .gitconfig visit the git documentation page.