sample of my git config with git ll and lg for single line git log with colorful output.

.gitconfig

[user]
	name = Your Name
	email = [email protected]
[color]
  ui = auto 
[alias]
  st = status -sb -uall
	lg = log --pretty='%Cred%h%Creset | %C(yellow)%d%Creset %s %Cgreen(%cr)%Creset %C(cyan)[%an]%Creset' --graph
	ll = log --pretty='%Cred%h%Creset | %C(yellow)%d%Creset %s %Cgreen(%cr)%Creset %C(cyan)[%an]%Creset'

  undocommit = reset --soft HEAD^
  undopush = push -f origin HEAD^:master
	so = show --pretty='parent %Cred%Creset commit %Cred%h%Creset%C(yellow)%d%Creset%n%n%w(72,2,2)%s%n%n%w(72,0,0)%C(cyan)%an%Creset %Cgreen%ar%Creset'
[core]
	editor = vim
  excludesfile = ~/.gitignore_global
	pager = less -FRSX 
[commit]
  template = ~/.gitmessage.txt
[filter "media"]
	clean = git-media-clean %f
	smudge = git-media-smudge %f
[gui]
	recentrepo = /path/to/pet/project/folder/here
[diff]
	algorithm = histogram
[push]
	followTags = true