nix-config/git

Git

Git is the standard version control tool.

Use Cases

Git can be used to:

• Keep track of file changes over time
• Keep a record of all contributors to a code base
• Rollback to a previous version of a project
• Create snapshots of a project with tags (also known as versions)

You should not use Git if:

• You are dealing with binary files
• You are dealing with large files that change often

Usage

First, install diff-so-fancy, an amazing git diff utility.

Then, create a ~/.gituser with the following:

[user]
  name = <the name you use for git commits>
  email = <the email you use for git commits>
  signingkey = <the subkey you use to sign git commits>