NOTICE: This guide will help you set ssh keys for GitHub and GitLab. However, this is not going to change your commit
user.name
oruser.email
. If you need to change those for specific repositories, just run the following commands while in your repository:
git config user.name "Your Name Here"
git config user.email your@email.com
For more info, see this answer. Also, keep in mind this only changes the
.git
folder inside your repository which never gets added/committed/pushed/uploaded.
I recently had to manage two ssh keys (one for Github and one for Gitlab). I did some research to find the best solution. I am justing putting the pieces together here.