Configure Git

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There are three levels of configuration: System (--system) User (--global) Project (--local)

$ git config ...

On Unix

• /etc/gitconfig
• $HOME/.gitconfig (/home/foobar/.gitconfig)
• .git/config

On Windows

• "c:\Program Files (x86)\Git\etc\gitconfig"
• %HOMEPATH%\.gitconfig %USERPROFILE%\.gitconfig (C:\Users\Foobar\.gitconfig)
• .git/config

To access them use

--system
--global
--local

Samples:

$ git config --global --add user.name "Foo Bar"
$ git config --global --add user.email foo@bar.com

$ git config --list
$ git config --list --global
$ git config user.name      # to see specific value