Git Config

This is important for version control systems, as each Git commit uses this information:

Configuring Git is safe. You can change these settings at any time, they only affect how your name and email appear in your commits.

Your name will be attached to your commits. Set it with:

If you make a typo or mistake, just run the command again with the correct value. The new setting will overwrite the old one.

Your email is also attached to your commits. Set it with:

Change the user name and email to your own. You will probably also want to use this when registering to GitHub later on.

If you forget to set your name or email, Git will prompt you the first time you try to commit. You can always change these settings later, and previous commits will keep the old info.

--local (the default) to set it only for the current repository.

Git uses your name and email to label your commits. If you do not set these, Git will prompt you the first time you try to commit. Now you have added the minimum of configuration needed to start using Git. So feel free to continue with the next chapter. For more information about configuration, or if you want to change anything, keep reading this page.

You can see all your Git settings with:

Example: List All Settings git config --list user.name=Your Name user.email=you@example.com core.editor=code --wait alias.st=status init.defaultbranch=main... To view a specific value, use:

Example: View a Specific Setting git config user.name

To change a value, just run the git config command again with the new value. To remove a setting, use --unset

Example: Unset an Alias git config --global --unset code.editor

Set the default branch name for new repositories (for example, main instead of master ):

Example: Set Default Branch Name git config --global init.defaultBranch main

There are three levels of configuration:

(all users): git config --system

(current user):

(current repo): git config --local

Local (current repo) Global (current user) System (all users) The reason to use the different levels is that you can set different values for different users or repositories. This can be used for example to set different default branches for different repositories and users.

Local settings only apply to the current repository. git config user.name "Project Name"

Global settings apply to all repositories for the current user.

System settings apply to all repositories for all users. git config --system user.name "System Name"