Installation

Simple installation instructions for the most common operating systems.

Configuration

Git config is a command-line tool used to manage Git settings. It allows you to set various options such as user name, email, default text editor, and more. Git config also lets you create aliases for frequently used commands and set configuration options at different levels (system, global, local). To use Git config, use the git config command followed by the option and argument you want to set or view.

New Configuration

1. Open a terminal or command prompt on your computer.

2. Navigate to the directory where you want to create a new Git repository.

3. Type "git init" to initialize a new Git repository in the current directory.

4. Type "git config" followed by the configuration option you want to set. For example, to set your name, type "git config --global user.name 'Your Name'".

5. Repeat step 4 for any other configuration options you want to set, such as your email address, default text editor, or merge strategy.

You can also edit the Git configuration file directly by typing git config --edit.

Existing Configuration

1. Open the terminal and run git config --list --show-origin to see your existing configuration

Λλ> git config --list --show-origin
file:/Users/john/.config/git/config     core.editor=nvim
file:/Users/john/.config/git/config     init.defaultbranch=main
file:/Users/john/.config/git/config     merge.conflictstyle=diff3
file:/Users/john/.config/git/config     pull.rebase=false
file:/Users/john/.config/git/config     user.name=John Doe
file:/Users/john/.config/git/config     user.email=john@acme.com
file:/Users/john/.config/git/config     user.signingkey=••••••••
file:/Users/john/.config/git/config     gpg.program=gpg
file:/Users/john/.config/git/config     commit.gpgsign=true
file:.git/config        core.repositoryformatversion=0
file:.git/config        core.filemode=true
file:.git/config        core.bare=false
file:.git/config        core.logallrefupdates=true
file:.git/config        core.ignorecase=true
file:.git/config        core.precomposeunicode=true
file:.git/config        remote.origin.url=git@github.com:john/wiki.git
file:.git/config        remote.origin.fetch=+refs/heads/*:refs/remotes/origin/*
file:.git/config        branch.main.remote=origin
file:.git/config        branch.main.merge=refs/heads/main