Configuring Git # 03

Git configuration structure

👉 Setting git config value

💨 Local (repository) 
git config --local user.name “user name”

💨 Global (user directory)
git config --global user.name “user name”

💨 System (git installation)
git config --system user.name “user name”

👉 How to view config value

git config --list --show-origin

👉 Removing git config value

git config --global --unset user.name

👉 Removing a section of config for a specific level

git config --global --remove-section user

👉 Edit git config value in a text editor

git config --global --edit → open an editor

👉 Open a terminal, and then type the following...

💨 Give GitHub email and username

git config --global user.email "you@example.com"
git config --global user.name "Your Name"
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👉 Git configuration structure

Edit git config value

git config --global --edit → open an editor