<# .SYNOPSIS Configures the user settings for Git .DESCRIPTION This script configures the user settings for Git. .PARAMETER FullName Specifies the user's full name .PARAMETER EmailAddress Specifies the user's email address .PARAMETER FavoriteEditor Specifies the user's favorite text editor .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 "") { $FavoriteEditor = read-host "Enter your favorite text editor (emacs,nano,vi,vim,...)" } "👉 Searching for Git executable... [step 1/3]" & git --version if ($lastExitCode -ne "0") { throw "Can't execute 'git' - make sure Git is installed and available" } "👉 Configuring basic settings... [step 2/3]" & 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" } "👉 Adding basic shortcuts (git st, git ls, etc.)... [step 3/3]" & 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 }