git Configuration

Setup git for development & testing

Set the default branch to main instead of master:

git config --global init.defaultBranch main

Set global name and email:

git config \--global user.name "Your Name"  
git config \--global user.email "you@your-domain.com"

Improved git log:

git config --global alias.lg "log --color --graph --pretty=format:'%Cred%h%Creset -%C(yellow)%d%Creset %s %Cgreen(%cr) %C(bold blue)<%an\>%Creset' --abbrev-commit"

Now use:

git lg