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System-wide configuration is maintained in <code>[[/etc/gitconfig#Overview|/etc/gitconfig]]</code>. This configuration applies to all users of the system and it is read and written by <code>git config --system [...]</code> | System-wide configuration is maintained in <code>[[/etc/gitconfig#Overview|/etc/gitconfig]]</code>. This configuration applies to all users of the system and it is read and written by <code>git config --system [...]</code> | ||
User-specific configuration is maintained in in <code>~/[[.gitconfig#Overview|.gitconfig]]</code> or <code>~/[[.config/git/config#Overview|.config/git/config]]</code>. This configuration applies to a specific user, and it is read and written by <code>git config --global [...]</code> | |||
Repository specific configuration is maintained in <code>[[.git/config#Overview|.git/config]]</code>. | |||
Repository specific configuration is read and written with <tt>git config --local ...</tt>. If no option is specified, --local is the default. | |||
If specified in multiple location, a configuration element is resolved to the most specific value: a repository-level value takes precedence over a user-level values, and a user-level value takes precedence over the corresponding system-level value. To use the effective value of a configuration element, use [[Git_config#Get_a_Setting|git config --get]]. | If specified in multiple location, a configuration element is resolved to the most specific value: a repository-level value takes precedence over a user-level values, and a user-level value takes precedence over the corresponding system-level value. To use the effective value of a configuration element, use [[Git_config#Get_a_Setting|git config --get]]. | ||
Revision as of 22:21, 9 January 2024
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Overview
Git maintains configuration in a hierarchy of files.
System-wide configuration is maintained in /etc/gitconfig. This configuration applies to all users of the system and it is read and written by git config --system [...]
User-specific configuration is maintained in in ~/.gitconfig or ~/.config/git/config. This configuration applies to a specific user, and it is read and written by git config --global [...]
Repository specific configuration is maintained in .git/config.
Repository specific configuration is read and written with git config --local .... If no option is specified, --local is the default.
If specified in multiple location, a configuration element is resolved to the most specific value: a repository-level value takes precedence over a user-level values, and a user-level value takes precedence over the corresponding system-level value. To use the effective value of a configuration element, use git config --get.
The configuration files are plain-text, so values can be set manually by editing the file and inserting the correct syntax. It’s generally easier to run the git config command, though.