Git config is used to configure Git settings like username, email, editor, color, branch name etc. The below commands explain everything thing in detail.
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Configure Username
Sets the name that will be associated with your commit transactions.
git config --global user.name "[user_name]"
Example:
git config --global user.name Geeks
Configure Email
Sets the email address that will be associated to your commit transactions.
git config --global user.email "[email]"
Configure Color
git config --global color.ui auto
Configure Alias
Used to create shortcuts
git config –global alias
Configure Editor
Setup the default editor to use while using Git. Know more about configuring editor.
git config –system core.editor
You can edit the global configuration file by opening the file using the below command.
git config –global –edit
Also Read:
How to Set default Branch Name on Git