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git maintains configuration in a hierarchy of files, from system-wide configuration in <tt>/etc/gitconfig</tt>, user-specific configuration in < | git maintains configuration in a hierarchy of files, from system-wide configuration in <tt>/etc/gitconfig</tt>, user-specific configuration in <tt>~/.gitconfig</tt> or <tt>~/.config/git/config</tt>, to repository specific configuration in <tt>.git/config</tt>. | ||
< | <tt>/etc/gitconfig</tt> contains configuration that applies to all users of the system. <tt>git config --system ...</tt> reads and writes this file. User-specific configuration is read and written with <tt>git config --global ...</tt>. 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 values 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 values 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]]. | ||
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git maintains configuration in a hierarchy of files, from system-wide configuration in /etc/gitconfig, user-specific configuration in ~/.gitconfig or ~/.config/git/config, to repository specific configuration in .git/config.
/etc/gitconfig contains configuration that applies to all users of the system. git config --system ... reads and writes this file. User-specific configuration is read and written with git config --global .... 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 values takes precedence over the corresponding system-level value. To use the effective value of a configuration element, use git config --get.