The git config command is a convenience function that is used to set Git configuration values on a global or local project level. These configuration levels correspond to .gitconfig text files.

To know the username, type: git config user.name To know the email, type: git config user.email These two output just the name and email respectively and one doesn't need to look through …

1782 Update 2016: with git 2.8 (March 2016), you can simply use: git config --list --show-origin And with Git 2.26 (Q1 2020), you can add a --show-scope option git config --list --show-origin - …

git config --global user.email "[email protected]" I guess the reason it complains about the lack of a section is that the name of the parameter to set probably needs to be in two parts: …

Git comes with a tool called git config that lets you configure variables that control all the aspects of how git will operate. git config holds its value between upgrades.

Mar 4, 2021 · I am trying to modify the config file from the git terminal, for this, inside the repository, I have launched the command git global --edit. An editor opens within the same …

The git config branch.master.xxx you mention is for setting up an upstream branch to your local branch master, in order for your local repo to know what and where to push to from the master …

git commit --author="John Doe <[email protected]>" -m "<the usual commit message>" where John Doe is some user in whose name I want to make the commit. It appears all right in git log. …

Mar 13, 2013 · You may also need to do git config --system --unset credential.helper if this has been set in the system configuration file (for example, Git for Windows 2). On Windows you …

Jul 18, 2017 · Execute git config --list to check current username & email in your local repo. Change username & email as desired. Make it a global change or specific to the local repo: git …