Summary

Aliases are a convenient way to shorten otherwise lengthy commands. You create an alias with this sequence:

• Enter git
• Enter the keyword config
• Enter the flag --global
• Enter the keyword alias followed by a period and then the alias itself
• Enter the command you are aliasing

You can access the configuration file directly with:

git config --edit --global

Aliases are simple, easy, and incredibly useful when working at the command line.