git config settings

Git Config

git config --global user.name "John Doe"  # Set name
git config --global user.email johndoe@example.com # set email

# Convenient log message display
git config --global alias.lg "log --graph --all --format=format:'%C(bold blue)%h%C(reset) - %C(bold green)(%ar)%C(reset) %C(white)%s%C(reset) %C(bold white)— %an%C(reset)%C(bold yellow)%d%C(reset)' --abbrev-commit --date=relative"

# Alias 'git a' to 'git add .'
git config --global alias.a "add ."

# set Git editor to emacs 
git config --global core.editor emacs

# Set Git editor to sublime (you need quotes if your need to use a space)
git config --global core.editor "subl -w"

# View Git settings
git config --list