Git Config Command

GitConfigCommand.md

Git Config Command

• ~/.gitconfig file stores git global config
• .git/config file local configuration will be in your repository's

The command below will show the combination information of the 2 files above

git config --list
git config --list --global
git config --list --local
git config --list --system
# To see setting is defined (global, user, repo, etc...) and where it is
git config --list --show-origin

notice: You can look at the effective config in a repository and I can differ local, global and system config with the appropriate parameter (--global, --local, --system)

To edit config

# Global level
git config --global user.name "John Doe"
git config --global user.email johndoe@example.com

# Repository level
git config --local user.name "John Doe"
git config --local user.email johndoe@example.com

Refs

• https://git-scm.com/book/en/v2/Getting-Started-First-Time-Git-Setup
• https://stackoverflow.com/questions/12254076/how-do-i-show-my-global-git-configuration