diff --git a/configs/shared/.gitconfig b/configs/shared/.gitconfig
index dbccffc79..e6d0e7b9b 100644
--- a/configs/shared/.gitconfig
+++ b/configs/shared/.gitconfig
@@ -4,8 +4,8 @@
 [alias]
 	recent = for-each-ref --count=10 --sort=-committerdate refs/heads/ --format=\"%(refname:short)\"
 	today = ! git log --date=relative --since=00:00:00 --all --no-merges --oneline --author=\"$(git config --get user.email)\"
-	changed-files = ! git diff --name-only $(current_branch) $(git merge-base $(current_branch) master)
-	conflicts = diff --name-only --diff-filter=U
+	changed-files = ! git --no-pager diff --name-only $(current_branch) $(git merge-base $(current_branch) master)
+	conflicts = ! git --no-pager diff --name-only --diff-filter=U
 	yday = ! git log --name-only --since=yesterday.midnight --until=today.midnight --author=\"$(git config --get user.email)\"
 	patch-grep = log -p -S
 [credential]
@@ -17,3 +17,5 @@
 	autostash = true
 [github]
 	user = wpcarro
+[core]
+	excludesfile = ~/.gitignore
diff --git a/configs/shared/.gitignore b/configs/shared/.gitignore
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..0d9002511
--- /dev/null
+++ b/configs/shared/.gitignore
@@ -0,0 +1,2 @@
+# Mac
+.DS_Store