diff --git a/home/.bash_aliases b/home/.bash_aliases
index fce1f6f..3ffd71a 100644
--- a/home/.bash_aliases
+++ b/home/.bash_aliases
@@ -14,18 +14,7 @@ alias cp='cp -i'
 alias dquilt='quilt --quiltrc=${HOME}/.quiltrc-dpkg'
 
 # git Aliases
-alias gcl='git clone'
-alias ga='git add'
-alias gall='git add .'
-alias gd='git diff'
-alias g='git'
-alias gs='git status'
-alias gp='git push'
-alias gpo='git push origin '
-alias gb='git branch'
-alias gc='git commit'
-alias gl='git log --oneline'
-alias gll='git log --graph --pretty=oneline --abbrev-commit'
+alias g=git
 
 # I'd like to learn the vi keybinings
 alias pico=vi
diff --git a/home/.gitconfig b/home/.gitconfig
index 070a2d1..3743a39 100644
--- a/home/.gitconfig
+++ b/home/.gitconfig
@@ -56,4 +56,18 @@
 	smtpServerPort = 587
 [alias]
 	addnw = !sh -c 'git diff -U0 -w --no-color "$@" | git apply --cached --ignore-whitespace --unidiff-zero -'
+	l = log --oneline
+	ll = log --graph --pretty=oneline --abbrev-commit
+	lll = "log --pretty=format:'%h %ad | %s%d [%an]' --graph --date=short"
+	a = add
+	d = diff
+	p = push
+	po = push origin
+	c = commit
+	s = status
+	cl= clone
+	co = checkout
+	br = branch
+	type = 'cat-file -t'
+	dump = 'cat-file -p'