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+[user]
+	email = mhoward@roomag.org
+	name  = Meredith Howard
+
+[ui]
+	color = true
+
+[core]
+	pager = LESS='FSRX' less
+
+[alias]
+	ci   = commit
+	rec  = !sh -c '(git add -p -- $@ && git commit -v ) || git reset' --
+	up   = !git fetch --all --tags --prune && git pull --rebase
+	in   = "!git remote update -p; git log ..@{u}"
+	out  = log @{u}..
+	glog = log --graph --pretty                                          = format:'%Cred%h%Creset -%C(yellow)%d%Creset %s %Cgreen(%cr) %C(bold blue)<%an>%Creset' --abbrev-commit --date = relative
+