<# .SYNOPSIS Configures the user settings for Git .DESCRIPTION configure-git.ps1 [] [] [] .EXAMPLE PS> ./configure-git .NOTES Author: Markus Fleschutz · License: CC0 .LINK https://github.com/fleschutz/PowerShell #> param([string]$FullName = "", [string]$EmailAddress = "", [string]$FavoriteEditor = "") try { if ($FullName -eq "") { $FullName = read-host "Enter your full name" } if ($EmailAddress -eq "") { $EmailAddress = read-host "Enter your e-mail address"} if ($FavoriteEditor -eq "") { $FavoriteEditor = read-host "Enter your favorite text editor (emacs,nano,vi,vim,...)" } "👉 Step 1/3: Searching for Git executable..." & git --version if ($lastExitCode -ne "0") { throw "Can't execute 'git' - make sure Git is installed and available" } "👉 Step 2/3: Configuring basic settings..." & git config --global user.name $FullName & git config --global user.email $EmailAddress & git config --global core.editor $FavoriteEditor & git config --global core.autocrlf false & git config --global core.symlinks true & git config --global core.longpaths true & git config --global http.sslVerify false & git config --global init.defaultBranch main & git config --global merge.renamelimit 99999 & git config --global pull.rebase false if ($lastExitCode -ne "0") { throw "'git config' failed" } "👉 Step 3/3: Adding basic shortcuts (git st, git ls, etc.)..." & git config --global alias.co "checkout" & git config --global alias.br "branch" & git config --global alias.ci "commit" & git config --global alias.st "status" & git config --global alias.pl "pull --recurse-submodules" & git config --global alias.ps "push" & git config --global alias.mrg "merge --no-commit --no-ff" & git config --global alias.chp "cherry-pick --no-commit" & git config --global alias.ls "log -n20 --pretty=format:'%Cred%h%Creset%C(yellow)%d%Creset %s %C(bold blue)by %an%Creset %C(green)%cr%Creset' --abbrev-commit" & git config --global alias.smu "submodule update --init" if ($lastExitCode -ne "0") { throw "'git config' failed" } "✔️ saved your Git configuration, it's now:" & git config --list if ($lastExitCode -ne "0") { throw "'git config --list' failed" } exit 0 # success } catch { "⚠️ Error: $($Error[0]) ($($MyInvocation.MyCommand.Name):$($_.InvocationInfo.ScriptLineNumber))" exit 1 }