My preferred git settings

git-settings.sh

#!/bin/sh
# My favourite flavour of git lg
git config --global alias.lg "log --graph --abbrev-commit --decorate --date=relative --format=format:'%C(bold blue)%h%C(reset) -%C(bold yellow)%d%C(reset) %C(white)%s%C(reset) %C(dim white)- %an%C(reset) %C(bold green)(%ar)%C(reset)' --all --date-order" 

# Rebase by default for all new branches
git config branch.autosetuprebase always

# Remember login details for 2 hours
git config --global credential.helper "cache --timeout=7200"

# If results can be shown in one screen, the console doesn't become interactive (i.e. you have to press q to exit)
git config --global pager.log "less -rFX"