git config

Syntax

git config [--global | --local | --system] <key> [<value>]

Options

• --global: Uses the global configuration file (~/.gitconfig)
• --local: Uses the repository-level configuration file (.git/config)
• --system: Uses the system-level configuration file
• --list: Lists all configuration settings
• --unset <key>: Removes a configuration entry

Example

git config --global user.name "John Doe"
git config --global user.email "john@example.com"
git config --list

Tip

Set core.autocrlf to handle line endings across platforms: git config --global core.autocrlf true (Windows) or input (Mac/Linux).