git config

git config: configure your Git settings.

git config is a command used to set configuration options for your Git installation, affecting how Git behaves and looks for you. These settings can be related to your identity (name and email), the styling of command output, the default editor for writing commit messages, and much more. These configurations help in personalizing the Git setup to suit your workflow.

Configuration levels in Git include:

• Local: Configuration settings for the specific repository you are working in.
• Global: Configuration settings for your user account on your computer, affecting all repositories you work with.

Using git config, you can manage these settings across different levels, allowing for fine-grained control of Git's behavior. For example, setting your email address at the global level means every commit across all projects on your computer will include that email address as the author.

When you first set up Git, it's a good idea to configure your global settings, which will apply to all repositories you work with on your machine. You can also override these global settings on a per-repository basis if needed.

Examples

git config --global user.name

git config --global user.name "Your Name"
git config --global user.email "your.email@example.com"

git config --global init.defaultBranch "main"

git config --global core.editor "code --wait"

git config --global --list

git config user.email "work.email@example.com"