# Summarize the changes as comment in the commit message.
   # The summary helps to keep on track when writing comments.
   git config --global commit.verbose true 

   # provide an alias lg for a compact and informative log. Use it on the commandline with 
   # git lg
   # with author email 
   git config --local alias.lg "log --all --oneline --graph --decorate --pretty='%C(auto)%h %Cgreen%ai %C(reset)%C(auto)%s %d %C(bold blue)<%ae>'"

   # without author email 
   git config --local alias.lg "log --all --oneline --graph --decorate --pretty='%C(auto)%h %Cgreen%ai %C(reset)%C(auto)%s %d'"