Using WinMerge as the git Diff/Merge Tool and Notepad++ for commit messages on Windows 64bit

.gitconfig

[mergetool]
    prompt = false
    keepBackup = false
    keepTemporaries = false

[merge]
    tool = winmerge

[mergetool "winmerge"]
    name = WinMerge
    trustExitCode = true
    cmd = "/c/Program\\ Files\\ \\(x86\\)/WinMerge/WinMergeU.exe" -u -e -dl \"Local\" -dr \"Remote\" $LOCAL $REMOTE $MERGED

[diff]
    tool = winmerge

[difftool "winmerge"]
    name = WinMerge
    trustExitCode = true
    cmd = "/c/Program\\ Files\\ \\(x86\\)/WinMerge/WinMergeU.exe" -u -e $LOCAL $REMOTE

[core]
    editor = "/C/Program\\ Files\\ \\(x86\\)/Notepad++/notepad++.exe" -multiInst -notabbar -nosession -noPlugin

[alias]
    # modified from http://stackoverflow.com/a/34467298
    lg = !"git lg1"
    lg1 = !"git lg1-specific --all"
    lg2 = !"git lg2-specific --all"
    lg3 = !"git lg3-specific --all"

    lg1-specific = log --graph --abbrev-commit --decorate --format=format:'%C(bold blue)%h%C(reset) - %C(bold green)(%ar)%C(reset) %C(white)%s%C(reset) %C(magenta)<%an>%C(reset)%C(yellow)%d%C(reset)'
    lg2-specific = log --graph --abbrev-commit --decorate --format=format:'%C(bold blue)%h%C(reset) - %C(bold Cyan)%aD%C(reset) %C(bold green)(%ar)%C(reset)%C(bold Yellow)%d%C(reset)%n''          %C(White)%s%C(reset) %C(magenta)<%an>%C(reset)'
    lg3-specific = log --graph --abbrev-commit --decorate --format=format:'%C(bold blue)%h%C(reset) - %C(bold Cyan)%aD%C(reset) %C(bold green)(%ar)%C(reset) %C(bold Cyan)(committed: %cD)%C(reset) %C(bold Yellow)%d%C(reset)%n''          %C(white)%s%C(reset)%n''          %C(magenta)%an <%ae> %C(reset) %C(magenta)(committer: %cn <%ce>)%C(reset)'