Git tips and tricks

This post provides a collection of Git tips and tricks used daily at GitLab, aimed at improving developer workflows. It covers utilizing Git's built-in help commands (`git help`, `git help -g`), setting up terminal prompts with `git-prompt.sh`, enabling autocompletion for Git commands, and exploring useful Git plugins like `git-extras` and `git-open`. It also details various `.gitconfig` settings, including global `.gitignore`, automatic pruning of stale branches, enabling autosquash for rebasing, displaying submodule summaries, changing the default editor, and configuring diff tools. The post emphasizes learning and leveraging Git's extensive capabilities for more efficient development.