diff --git a/private_dot_config/git/config b/private_dot_config/git/config
index 6954eed..ef21f35 100644
--- a/private_dot_config/git/config
+++ b/private_dot_config/git/config
@@ -6,6 +6,15 @@
 [core]
 	# disable autocrlf
 	autocrlf = input
+	excludesfile = ~/.config/git/excludes
+[color]
+	ui = auto
+[pull]
+	ff = only
+[init]
+	defaultBranch = main
+[push]
+	default = nothing
 [alias]
 	# pushes to all remotes (currently lacking a way to specify ref name, it will push EVERYTHING)
 	push-all = !git remote | xargs -L1 git push --all
diff --git a/private_dot_config/git/excludes b/private_dot_config/git/excludes
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..c3fa68e
--- /dev/null
+++ b/private_dot_config/git/excludes
@@ -0,0 +1,2 @@
+.directory
+.idea/