It is no secret I have switched to using Git version control system for personal projects. One feature that is not enabled by default but I find very helpful is the use of colour when displaying output to the terminal. This is particularly useful when viewing file status and performing diffs. The use of colour can easily be enabled by adding the following “color” section to your personal .gitconfig file:
[color]
ui = auto
User wide configuration settings like this one can be saved in your home directory (~/.gitconfig).