diff --git a/docs/commands.md b/docs/commands.md
index fe71bbd..6de2d15 100644
--- a/docs/commands.md
+++ b/docs/commands.md
@@ -36,6 +36,7 @@ There are commands used in various situations such as
 
  and others
     commands             Prints available Elegant Git commands.
+    acquire-git          Configures a Git installation.
 
 
 Please visit https://elegant-git.bees-hive.org to find out more.
@@ -72,6 +73,18 @@ git branch --delete --force __eg
 git push origin --delete task-123
 ```
 
+# `acquire-git`
+
+```bash
+usage: git elegant acquire-repository
+```
+
+Applies the "basics", "standards", and "aliases" configurations to the current
+Git installation using `git config --global`.
+
+To find out what will be configured, please visit
+https://elegant-git.bees-hive.org/en/latest/configuration/
+
 # `acquire-repository`
 
 ```bash
diff --git a/docs/configuration.md b/docs/configuration.md
index e8cdb4a..a4a1bb0 100644
--- a/docs/configuration.md
+++ b/docs/configuration.md
@@ -1,14 +1,30 @@
 # Approach
 Elegant Git aims to standardize how a Git repository should be configured. It operates 3 levels of
-configurations (basics, standards, and aliases - see below) which are applied only within a
-current Git repository by using `git config --local <key> <value>`.
+configurations (basics, standards, and aliases - see below) which can be applied to a repository
+(local configuration) or to a Git globally (global configuration).
+
+The local configuration applies by running
+[`git elegant acquire-repository`](commands.md#acquire-repository) and configures current Git
+repository by using `git config --local <key> <value>`.
+
+The global configuration invokes by [`git elegant acquire-git`](commands.md#acquire-git) and uses
+`git config --global <key> <value>` for Git configuration.
+
+If you've applied a global configuration, there is no sense to repeat some options for a local one.
+That's why the following markers explain how each particular option will be configured:
+
+- `b` - configures for both configurations
+- `l` - configures only for a local configuration
+- `g` - configures only for a global configuration
+- `i` - if a global configuration is applied, an option isn't used in local configuration;
+otherwise, uses in local configuration
 
 # Basics
 The basics configuration configures the following options `git config` options:
 
-1. `user.name`
-2. `user.email`
-3. `core.editor`
+1. `user.name` (`b`)
+2. `user.email` (`b`)
+3. `core.editor` (`i`)
 
 During the configuration, you will be asked to provide appropriate values.
 
@@ -17,21 +33,22 @@ The standards configuration configures a set of the `git config` options which b
 OS-specific configurations and add specific options for the correct execution of Elegant Git
 commands. It consists of
 
-1. setting `core.commentChar` to `|` enables commit messages starting from `#`
-2. setting `apply.whitespace` to `fix` removes whitespaces when applying a patch
-3. setting `fetch.prune` to `true` keeps remote-tracking references up-to-date
-4. setting `fetch.pruneTags` to `false` does not remove tags until you specify it explicitly
+1. setting `core.commentChar` (`i`) to `|` enables commit messages starting from `#`
+2. setting `apply.whitespace` (`i`) to `fix` removes whitespaces when applying a patch
+3. setting `fetch.prune` (`i`) to `true` keeps remote-tracking references up-to-date
+4. setting `fetch.pruneTags` (`i`) to `false` does not remove tags until you specify it explicitly
 (`git fetch --tags`)
-5. setting `core.autocrlf` to either `input` on MacOS/Linux or `true` on Windows solves issues with
+5. setting `core.autocrlf` (`i`) to either `input` on MacOS/Linux or `true` on Windows solves issues with
 line endings
-6. setting `pull.rebase` to `true` uses `rebase` when `git pull`
-7. setting `rebase.autoStash` to `false` uses `autostash` never when `git rebase`
-8. setting `credential.helper` to `osxkeychain` on MacOS configures default credentials storage
+6. setting `pull.rebase` (`i`) to `true` uses `rebase` when `git pull`
+7. setting `rebase.autoStash` (`i`) to `false` uses `autostash` never when `git rebase`
+8. setting `credential.helper` (`i`) to `osxkeychain` on MacOS configures default credentials storage
+9. setting `elegant.acquired` (`g`) to `true` identifies that Elegant Git global configuration is applied
 
 # Aliases
 In order to make Elegant Git command like a native Git command, each Elegant Git command will have
 an appropriate alias like `git elegant save-work` will become `git save-work`. This should
 significantly improve user experience.
 
-The configuration is a call of `git config "alias.<command>" "elegant <command>"` for each Elegant
+The configuration is a call of `git config "alias.<command>" "elegant <command>"` (`i`) for each Elegant
 Git command.
diff --git a/install.bash b/install.bash
index a291f5a..ea31aed 100755
--- a/install.bash
+++ b/install.bash
@@ -62,12 +62,14 @@ main() {
     echo "Elegant Git is installed to '${INSTALL_PATH}/bin/git-elegant'."
     echo "
 The final step after installation is to run
-    git elegant acquire-repository
-for each git repository where Elegant Git is going to be used.
+    git elegant acquire-git
+to apply the latest Elegant Git's configuration.
 
 If this step is not completed, Elegant Git may behave unexpectedly
 since the desired Git configuration (relevant for the current version)
-is not applied.
+is not applied. Please read more on
+    https://elegant-git.bees-hive.org/en/latest/configuration/
+
 "
     command -v git-elegant 1>/dev/null 2>&1 || next-steps ${INSTALL_PATH}
 }
diff --git a/libexec/git-elegant b/libexec/git-elegant
index 2fed828..de490a2 100755
--- a/libexec/git-elegant
+++ b/libexec/git-elegant
@@ -127,6 +127,7 @@ $(--print-command-in-usage release-work)
 
  and others
 $(--print-command-in-usage commands)
+$(--print-command-in-usage acquire-git)
 
 
 Please visit ${__site} to find out more.
diff --git a/libexec/git-elegant-acquire-git b/libexec/git-elegant-acquire-git
new file mode 100755
index 0000000..8b5d651
--- /dev/null
+++ b/libexec/git-elegant-acquire-git
@@ -0,0 +1,41 @@
+#!/usr/bin/env bash
+set -e
+
+command-purpose() {
+    cat <<MESSAGE
+Configures a Git installation.
+MESSAGE
+}
+
+command-synopsis() {
+    cat <<MESSAGE
+usage: git elegant acquire-repository
+MESSAGE
+}
+
+command-description() {
+    cat<<MESSAGE
+Applies the "basics", "standards", and "aliases" configurations to the current
+Git installation using \`git config --global\`.
+
+To find out what will be configured, please visit
+${__site}/en/latest/configuration/
+MESSAGE
+}
+
+default() {
+    source ${BINS}/plugins/configuration
+    basics-configuration --global user_name user_email core_editor
+    standards-configuration --global \
+      core_comment \
+      apply_whitespace \
+      fetch_prune \
+      fetch_pruneTags \
+      core_autocrlf_darwinlinux \
+      core_autocrlf_windows pull_rebase \
+      rebase_autoStash \
+      credential_helper_darwin \
+      acquired
+    aliases-removing --global
+    aliases-configuration --global $(git elegant commands)
+}
diff --git a/libexec/git-elegant-acquire-repository b/libexec/git-elegant-acquire-repository
index 67886ca..7ddc6f4 100755
--- a/libexec/git-elegant-acquire-repository
+++ b/libexec/git-elegant-acquire-repository
@@ -25,16 +25,21 @@ MESSAGE
 
 default() {
     source ${BINS}/plugins/configuration
-    basics-configuration --local user_name user_email core_editor
-    standards-configuration --local \
-      core_comment \
-      apply_whitespace \
-      fetch_prune \
-      fetch_pruneTags \
-      core_autocrlf_darwinlinux \
-      core_autocrlf_windows pull_rebase \
-      rebase_autoStash \
-      credential_helper_darwin
-    aliases-removing --local
-    aliases-configuration --local $(git elegant commands)
+    if [[ $(git config ${acquired[0]}) == ${acquired[1]} ]]; then
+        basics-configuration --local user_name user_email
+        aliases-removing --local
+    else
+        basics-configuration --local user_name user_email core_editor
+        standards-configuration --local \
+          core_comment \
+          apply_whitespace \
+          fetch_prune \
+          fetch_pruneTags \
+          core_autocrlf_darwinlinux \
+          core_autocrlf_windows pull_rebase \
+          rebase_autoStash \
+          credential_helper_darwin
+        aliases-removing --local
+        aliases-configuration --local $(git elegant commands)
+    fi
 }
diff --git a/libexec/plugins/configuration b/libexec/plugins/configuration
index b8f2892..a6407de 100755
--- a/libexec/plugins/configuration
+++ b/libexec/plugins/configuration
@@ -31,6 +31,9 @@ rebase_autoStash=("rebase.autoStash" "false")
 ## Credentials, MAC only
 credential_helper_darwin=("credential.helper" "osxkeychain")
 
+# Elegant Git
+acquired=("elegant.acquired" "true")
+
 __ask_question() {
     # usage: __ask_options <prefix>
     # it makes available ANSWER available
diff --git a/tests/addons-repo.bash b/tests/addons-repo.bash
index a890325..f6aa509 100644
--- a/tests/addons-repo.bash
+++ b/tests/addons-repo.bash
@@ -53,4 +53,7 @@ repo-clean() {
     if [[ -d "${GIT_REPO_DIR}" ]]; then
         rm -rf "${GIT_REPO_DIR}"
     fi
+    if [[ -f ~/.gitconfig ]]; then
+        rm -rf ~/.gitconfig
+    fi
 }
diff --git a/tests/git-elegant-acquire-git.bats b/tests/git-elegant-acquire-git.bats
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..069d630
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/git-elegant-acquire-git.bats
@@ -0,0 +1,95 @@
+#!/usr/bin/env bats
+
+load addons-common
+load addons-read
+load addons-fake
+load addons-repo
+
+setup() {
+    repo-new
+}
+
+teardown() {
+    fake-clean
+    repo-clean
+}
+
+@test "'acquire-git': all configurations work as expected" {
+    check git-elegant acquire-git
+    [[ "${status}" -eq 0 ]]
+}
+
+@test "'acquire-git': basics are configured as expected" {
+    check git-elegant acquire-git
+    [[ "${lines[@]}" =~ "What is your user name? {Elegant Git}: " ]]
+    [[ "${lines[@]}" =~ "==>> git config --global user.name Elegant Git" ]]
+    [[ "${lines[@]}" =~ "What is your user email? {elegant-git@example.com}: " ]]
+    [[ "${lines[@]}" =~ "==>> git config --global user.email elegant-git@example.com" ]]
+    [[ "${lines[@]}" =~ "Please specify a command to start the editor. {edi}: " ]]
+    [[ "${lines[@]}" =~ "==>> git config --global core.editor edi" ]]
+}
+
+@test "'acquire-git': standards are configured as expected on Windows" {
+    fake-pass "uname -s" Windows
+    check git-elegant acquire-git
+    [[ "${lines[@]}" =~ "==>> git config --global core.commentChar |" ]]
+    [[ "${lines[@]}" =~ "==>> git config --global apply.whitespace fix" ]]
+    [[ "${lines[@]}" =~ "==>> git config --global fetch.prune true" ]]
+    [[ "${lines[@]}" =~ "==>> git config --global fetch.pruneTags false" ]]
+    [[ "${lines[@]}" =~ "==>> git config --global core.autocrlf true" ]]
+    [[ "${lines[@]}" =~ "==>> git config --global pull.rebase true" ]]
+    [[ "${lines[@]}" =~ "==>> git config --global rebase.autoStash false" ]]
+    [[ "${lines[@]}" =~ "==>> git config --global elegant.acquired true" ]]
+    # negative checks are used instead of checking commands size
+    [[ ! "${lines[@]}" =~ "==>> git config --global credential.helper osxkeychain" ]]
+    [[ ! "${lines[@]}" =~ "==>> git config --global core.autocrlf input" ]]
+}
+
+@test "'acquire-git': standards are configured as expected on Linux" {
+    fake-pass "uname -s" Linux
+    check git-elegant acquire-git
+    [[ "${lines[@]}" =~ "==>> git config --global core.commentChar |" ]]
+    [[ "${lines[@]}" =~ "==>> git config --global apply.whitespace fix" ]]
+    [[ "${lines[@]}" =~ "==>> git config --global fetch.prune true" ]]
+    [[ "${lines[@]}" =~ "==>> git config --global fetch.pruneTags false" ]]
+    [[ "${lines[@]}" =~ "==>> git config --global core.autocrlf input" ]]
+    [[ "${lines[@]}" =~ "==>> git config --global pull.rebase true" ]]
+    [[ "${lines[@]}" =~ "==>> git config --global rebase.autoStash false" ]]
+    [[ "${lines[@]}" =~ "==>> git config --global elegant.acquired true" ]]
+    # negative checks are used instead of checking commands size
+    [[ ! "${lines[@]}" =~ "==>> git config --global credential.helper osxkeychain" ]]
+    [[ ! "${lines[@]}" =~ "==>> git config --global core.autocrlf true" ]]
+}
+
+@test "'acquire-git': standards are configured as expected on Darwin" {
+    fake-pass "uname -s" Darwin
+    check git-elegant acquire-git
+    [[ "${lines[@]}" =~ "==>> git config --global core.commentChar |" ]]
+    [[ "${lines[@]}" =~ "==>> git config --global apply.whitespace fix" ]]
+    [[ "${lines[@]}" =~ "==>> git config --global fetch.prune true" ]]
+    [[ "${lines[@]}" =~ "==>> git config --global fetch.pruneTags false" ]]
+    [[ "${lines[@]}" =~ "==>> git config --global core.autocrlf input" ]]
+    [[ "${lines[@]}" =~ "==>> git config --global pull.rebase true" ]]
+    [[ "${lines[@]}" =~ "==>> git config --global rebase.autoStash false" ]]
+    [[ "${lines[@]}" =~ "==>> git config --global credential.helper osxkeychain" ]]
+    [[ "${lines[@]}" =~ "==>> git config --global elegant.acquired true" ]]
+    # negative checks are used instead of checking commands size
+    [[ ! "${lines[@]}" =~ "==>> git config --global core.autocrlf true" ]]
+}
+
+@test "'acquire-git': new aliases are configured as expected" {
+    check git-elegant acquire-git
+    for next in $(git-elegant commands); do
+        echo "Test aliasing of '${next}' command"
+        [[ "${lines[@]}" =~ "==>> git config --global alias.${next} elegant ${next}" ]]
+        echo "Tested successfully!"
+    done
+}
+
+@test "'acquire-git': old aliases remove correctly if they are present" {
+    repo git config --global "alias.aaa" "\"elegant aaa\""
+    repo git config --global "alias.bbb" "\"elegant bbb\""
+    check git-elegant acquire-git
+    [[ "$status" -eq 0 ]]
+    [[ "${lines[@]}" =~ "2 Elegant Git aliases were removed." ]]
+}
diff --git a/tests/git-elegant-acquire-repository.bats b/tests/git-elegant-acquire-repository.bats
index e86f7d7..b4b629b 100644
--- a/tests/git-elegant-acquire-repository.bats
+++ b/tests/git-elegant-acquire-repository.bats
@@ -90,3 +90,20 @@ teardown() {
     [[ "$status" -eq 0 ]]
     [[ "${lines[@]}" =~ "2 Elegant Git aliases were removed." ]]
 }
+
+@test "'acquire-repository': 'elegant.acquired' affects configuration correctly" {
+    fake-pass "uname -s" Linux
+    repo git config --local "alias.aaa" "\"elegant aaa\""
+    repo git config --global "alias.bbb" "\"elegant bbb\""
+    repo git config --global "elegant.acquired" "true"
+    check git-elegant acquire-repository
+    [[ "${lines[@]}" =~ "What is your user name? {Elegant Git}: " ]]
+    [[ "${lines[@]}" =~ "==>> git config --local user.name Elegant Git" ]]
+    [[ "${lines[@]}" =~ "What is your user email? {elegant-git@example.com}: " ]]
+    [[ "${lines[@]}" =~ "==>> git config --local user.email elegant-git@example.com" ]]
+    [[ ! "${lines[@]}" =~ "Please specify a command to start the editor. {edi}: " ]]
+    [[ ! "${lines[@]}" =~ "==>> git config --local core.editor edi" ]]
+    [[ ! "${lines[@]}" =~ "==>> git config --local core.commentChar |" ]]
+    [[ "${lines[@]}" =~ "1 Elegant Git aliases were removed." ]]
+    [[ ! "${lines[@]}" =~ "==>> git config --local alias.acquire-repository elegant acquire-repository" ]]
+}
diff --git a/tests/git-elegant-commands.bats b/tests/git-elegant-commands.bats
index 5690f56..828d02e 100644
--- a/tests/git-elegant-commands.bats
+++ b/tests/git-elegant-commands.bats
@@ -10,6 +10,7 @@ teardown() {
 @test "'commands': print all available commands" {
     COMMANDS=(
         "acquire-repository"
+        "acquire-git"
         "clone-repository"
         "init-repository"
         "start-work"