My git config, provides some nice shortcuts and features

.gitconfig

# If you decide to use this, make sure you change name, email, 
# and possibly editor first

# DO NOT COPY THIS SECTION INTO YOUR GITCONFIG
[user]
	name = Bennet Huber
	email = [email protected]

#Highlight whitespace in diffs

[color]
    ui = true
[color "diff"]
    whitespace = red reverse
[core]
    whitespace=fix,-indent-with-non-tab,trailing-space,cr-at-eol
    editor = vim
    pager = less -FMRiX
    excludesfile = ~/.gitignore
    #autocrlf = true

#Add aliases to your ~/.gitconfig file:

[alias]
    st = status
    ci = commit
    br = branch
    co = checkout
    df = diff
    dc = diff --cached
    lg = log -p
    lol = log --graph --decorate --pretty=oneline --abbrev-commit
    lola = log --graph --decorate --pretty=oneline --abbrev-commit --all
    ls = ls-files
    ss = stash save
    sp = stash pop
    pr = pull --rebase
    pub = push --set-upstream origin HEAD
    pfoh = push -f origin HEAD
    cp = cherry-pick
    rh = reset --hard
    ua = "!git ss; git pr; git smu; git sp"

    sm = submodule
    smu = submodule update --init
    smur = submodule update --recursive
    sms = submodule sync

    fa = fetch --all
    rb = rebase
    rba = rebase --abort
    rbc = rebase --continue
    rbs = rebase --skip
    rbi = rebase -i

    # Show files ignored by git:
    ign = ls-files -o -i --exclude-standard

[rerere]
    enabled = true
[pull]
    rebase = true
[init]
	defaultBranch = main
[diff "dyff"]
	command = "dyff_between() { echo \"$2\" .. \"$5\"; dyff --color on between --omit-header \"$2\" \"$5\"; }; dyff_between"
[diff "echo"]
	command = "echo $@"