diff --git a/.gitconfig b/.gitconfig
index e06fb559cc1..b90ec801c75 100644
--- a/.gitconfig
+++ b/.gitconfig
@@ -1,5 +1,10 @@
 [alias]
-
+	#basic alias
+	co = commit
+	st = status
+	br = branch
+	ch = checkout
+	
 	# View abbreviated SHA, description, and history graph of the latest 20 commits.
 	l = log --pretty=oneline -n 20 --graph --abbrev-commit