diff --git a/.gitconfig b/.gitconfig
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+[user]
+	name = Peter J. Holzer
+	email = hjp@hjp.at
+[alias]
+	co = checkout
+	ci = commit
+	st = status
+	br = branch
+	hist = log --pretty=format:\"%h %ad | %s%d [%an]\" --graph --date=short
+	type = cat-file -t
+	dump = cat-file -p
+[push]
+	default = simple