{
  pkgs,
  lib,
  config,
  ...
}:

let
  name = "git";
  cfg = config.nixowos.defaults.${name};
in
{
  options = {
    nixowos.defaults.${name}.enable = lib.mkEnableOption name;
  };

  config = lib.mkIf cfg.enable {

    programs.git = {
      enable = lib.mkIf config.nixowos.allowAddingPackages (lib.mkDefault true);

      config = {
        init.defaultBranch = "main";
        core.compression = 9; # max

        # otherwise git suggests changing the config
        # which two people I know have done without understanding
        # causing further problems
        pull.ff = "only";

        push.autoSetupRemote = true;

        commit.verbose = true; # show diffs in commit editor
      };
    };

  };
}