diff --git a/.gitconfig b/.gitconfig
deleted file mode 100644
index 078a1ba..0000000
--- a/.gitconfig
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,27 +0,0 @@
-[core]
-        editor = vim
-        quotepath = false
-[alias]
-        st = status
-        latest = for-each-ref --sort=-committerdate --format='%(committerdate:short) %(refname:short)'
-        lg-nice  = log --graph --decorate --pretty=oneline --abbrev-commit
-        lg = log --color --graph --pretty=format:'%Cred%h%Creset -%C(yellow)%d%Creset %s %Cgreen(%cr) %C(bold blue)<%an>%Creset' --abbrev-commit
-        graph = log --graph -10 --branches --remotes --tags  --format=format:'%Cgreen%h %Creset• %<(75,trunc)%s (%cN, %cr) %Cred%d' --date-order
-        precommit = diff --cached --diff-algorithm=minimal -w
-        branches = branch -a
-        tags = tag
-        stashes = stash list
-        remotes = remote -v update
-        unstage = reset -q HEAD --
-        discard = checkout --
-        uncommit = reset --mixed HEAD~
-        amend = commit --amend
-        unmerged = diff --name-only --diff-filter=U
-    	alias = config --get-regexp ^alias\\.
-[push]
-        default = simple
-[color]
-	ui = true
-[user]
-	name = chawley
-	email = chawley@planethawleywood.com
diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index 05afc92..fa22431 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -1 +1,2 @@
 .elinks/searchhist
+.gitconfig