Base git config suitable for beginners

.gitconfig

[user]
        name = John Doe
        email = [email protected]
[core]
        editor = nano # use what you like

[status]
        showUntrackedFiles = all # show also individual files in untracked directories

[push]
        default = current #  push the current branch to update a branch with the same name on the receiving end

[pull]
        rebase = true # rebase branches on top of the fetched branch, instead of merging

[pretty]
        compact = %Cblue%h %Cgreen%an %C(yellow)%ar%Cred%d%n%Creset%s # custom log format

[alias]
        graph = log --graph --pretty=compact