Add configuration snippets

snippets/config-user.md

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+---
+title: Configure git user information
+tags: configuration,repository,beginner
+---
+
+Configures user information for git.
+
+- Use `git config user.email <email>` to set the user's email for the current repository.
+- Use `git config user.name <name>` to set the user's name for the current repository.
+- You can use the `--global` flag to configure global user information.
+
+```sh
+git config [--global] user.email <email>
+git config [--global] user.name <name>
+```
+
+```sh
+git config user.email "cool.duck@qua.ck"
+git config user.name "Duck Quackers"
+# Configures user for current repository
+
+git config --global user.email "cool.duck@qua.ck"
+git config --global user.name "Duck Quackers"
+# Configures global git user
+```

snippets/edit-config.md

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+---
+title: Edit git configuration file
+tags: configuration,beginner
+---
+
+Opens the git configuration file in the git text editor.
+
+- Use `git config --global -e` to open the git configuration file in the git text editor.
+
+```sh
+git config --global -e
+```
+
+```sh
+git config --global -e
+# Opens the git configuration file in the default git text editor
+```

snippets/list-aliases.md

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+---
+title: List all git aliases
+tags: configuration,intermediate
+---
+
+Prints a list of all git aliases.
+
+- Use `git config -l` to list all variables set in the configuration file.
+- Use the pipe operator (`|`) to pipe the output and `grep alias` to only keep aliases.
+- Use the pipe operator (`|`) to pipe the output and `sed 's/^alias\.//g'` to remove the `alias.` part from each alias.
+
+```sh
+git config -l | grep alias | sed 's/^alias\.//g'
+```
+
+```sh
+git config -l | grep alias | sed 's/^alias\.//g'
+# st=status
+# co=checkout
+# rb=rebase
+```

snippets/set-text-editor.md

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+---
+title: Configure the git text editor
+tags: configuration,intermediate
+---
+
+Configures the text editor used by git.
+
+- Use `git config --global core.editor <editor-command>` to call `<editor-command>` as the git text editor.
+
+```sh
+git config --global core.editor <editor-command>
+```
+
+```sh
+git config --global core.editor "code --wait"
+# Sets VS Code as the git text editor
+```