diff --git a/.gitconfig b/.gitconfig
index 50a9488..2c67903 100644
--- a/.gitconfig
+++ b/.gitconfig
@@ -1,3 +1,6 @@
+[user]
+	email = erikneller@gmx.de
+	name = eneller
 [alias]
   diff-words = diff --color-words='[^[:space:]]|([[:alnum:]]|UTF_8_GUARD)+'
 	st = status
@@ -6,7 +9,8 @@
   # the following aliases are defined as bash scripts, only here for completion
   home = "!git-home"
   root = "!git-root"
-  ignore = "!git-ignore"
+	ignore = "!git-ignore"
+	ignore-io = "!gi() { curl -sL https://www.toptal.com/developers/gitignore/api/$@ ;}; gi"
 [color]
 	ui = auto
 [branch]