Git Configuration: Difference between revisions
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Git maintains configuration in a hierarchy of files that includes system-wide configuration stored in <code>/etc/gitconfig</code>, user-specific configuration stored in <code>~/.gitconfig</code> or <code>~/.config/git/config</code> and repository specific configuration in stored in <code>.git/config</code>. | |||
<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. | <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. | ||
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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|git config]] command, though. | 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|git config]] command, though. | ||
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* <code>[[.gitconfig]]</code> | * <code>[[.gitconfig]]</code> | ||
Revision as of 22:10, 9 January 2024
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Overview
Git maintains configuration in a hierarchy of files that includes system-wide configuration stored in /etc/gitconfig, user-specific configuration stored in ~/.gitconfig or ~/.config/git/config and repository specific configuration in stored 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 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.