Git setup guide for macOS and introduction on how to use it
This is just a basic collection of tasks that I perform on a new machine. For more, read the git documentation.
Just type brew install git in the terminal.
Configure email and name:
git config --global user.name "John Doe"
git config --global user.email johndoe@example.com
Change default pull behavior
git config --global pull.rebase true
Configure a better 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"
Enable signed commits (you need to git commit -S to sign the commit with your key)
git config --global gpg.format ssh
git config --global user.signingKey ~/.ssh/id_rsa.pub
Enable safe force pushing
git config --global alias.fpush push --force-with-lease
Enable reuse recorded resolution
git config --global rerere.enabled true
git config --global rerere.autoUpdate true
Make sure git push commands are performing the correct compression
git config --global pack.usePathWalk true
In each repository, enable the automatic git maintenance
git maintenance start