
12/8/2016 · Achilleas Pipinellis
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This post details various Git tips and tricks used at GitLab to improve developer workflow. It covers leveraging Git's built-in help commands (`git help <command>`, `git help -g`), setting up terminal prompt enhancements with `git-prompt.sh`, enabling autocompletion for Git commands, and utilizing Git plugins like `git-extras` and `git-open`. Additionally, it explores advanced `.gitconfig` options such as setting a global `.gitignore`, enabling `fetch.prune` and `rebase.autosquash` by default, configuring submodule summaries, changing the default editor, and customizing diff tools. These practices aim to enhance efficiency and reduce friction in daily Git operations.