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git config global,system,local config .gitconfig in win7 /linux
git config -l (--system ?! ) -> C:\Users\All Users\Application Data\Git\config
git config --global -l -> C:\Users\Administrator\.gitconfig
git config --local -l -> project\.git\config
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Linux
1. /etc/gitconfig file: Contains values for every user on the system and all their repositories. If you pass the option --system to git config, it reads and writes from this file specifically.
2. ~/.gitconfig or ~/.config/git/config file: Specific to your user. You can make Git read and write to this file specifically by passing the --global option.
3. config file in the Git directory (that is, .git/config) of whatever repository you’re currently using: Specific to that single repository.
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