Configuration

Config Files

/etc/git/gitconfig or C:\Program Files\Git\etc\gitconfig — config for all users on the system (--system)
~/.git — config for all repositories of the current user (--global)
- ~ is $HOME on Windows
.git/ — config for this repository only (--local (default))

Configuration Commands

git config [scope] <key> <value> set configuration <key> to <value>

Checking Configuration

git config --list — list all configuration settings Git can find
- Note: Git uses the last value for each unique key it sees
git config <key> return the value of <key>
git config --show-origin <key> return the origin (configuration file) of <key> and its value

One-Time Config

git config --global user.name "<name>" — set your username
git config --global user.email <email address> — set your email address
git config --global init.defaultBranch <name> –set the default branch to <name> (recommend main)
git config --global core.editor "<path>" — set the default editor used when Git needs input
git config --global credential.helper cache set up a credential cache

Aliases

git config --global alias.<alias> '<command>' — create <alias> for <command string>
git config --global alias.last 'log -1 HEAD' — return the last commit via last

Common Aliases

git config --global alias.co checkout
git config --global alias.br branch
git config --global alias.ci commit
git config --global alias.st status