Git Config Settings I Always Recommend

If you’ve ever worked on a project with me then I’ve probably recommended at least one of these config settings in git.

• git config --global pull.rebase true - tells git to always pull with rebase instead of merge (the equivalent of pull --rebase).
• git config --global fetch.prune true - tells git to automatically run git remote prune after a fetch. This will clean up any local objects that no longer exist on the remote like tracking branches that have been deleted from the remote server.
• git config --global rebase.autoStash true - tells git to automatically stash when you perform a pull and then attempt to unstash them once the rebase is complete. This is almost always my workflow so it’s nice to have git do it for me.
• git config --global rebase.autosquash true - tells git to automatically include the --autosquash parameter when doing a git rebase --interactive. You should read more about autosquashing commits if you’re unfamiliar with it. I use it all the time for fixing up or rewording previous commits.