Here is the common git configuration I always set when I have a new development environment.
git config --global user.name "[First Name] [Last Name]" git config --global user.email "someone@domain.com" git config --global core.editor vim git config --global push.default tracking git config --global branch.autosetuprebase always git config --global color.ui auto git config --global log.date local git config --global log.decorate short git config --global rerere.enabled true git config --global merge.conflictstyle diff3