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Git Config

- All paths to .gitconfig​

There are 3 Levels of .gitconfig: project, global & system.
The .gitconfig, on all operating machines, is found at:

# - Project Level
code .git/config

# - Global Level
code ~/.gitconfig

# - System Level (What about windows?)
code /etc/gitconfig

I always use the gitconfig in the global level.
That's where I usually put my "globally" configs.
So like user.name, user.email, all of my aliases, the git-split-diffs, etc.

As of today, here's how my .gitconfig looks:

[alias]
	logs = log --graph --oneline --decorate
	df = diff HEAD
	ck = checkout
	pop = stash pop
	apply = stash apply
	name = rev-parse --abbrev-ref HEAD
	unstage = restore --staged .
	s = status
	comit = commit
	amend = commit --amend --no-edit
[user]
	name = Tal Kohavy
	email = talkohavy@gmail.com
[core]
	pager = git-split-diffs --color | less -RF

- Command 2: config​

Description

You can use the config command to set up things like the user.name, user.email. And why should you care about the user & email? Because without a user & an email you cannot perform commits!

- config: Get current remote origin url​

git config --get remote.origin.url

- config: Get/Set git user name & email​

Get:

# - Level 1: Project Level
git config --get user.name
git config --get user.email

# - Level 2: Global Level
git config --global --get user.name
git config --global --get user.email

# - Level 3: System Level
git config --system --get user.name
git config --system --get user.email

Set:

# - Level 1: Project Level
git config user.name "Tal Kohavy"
git config user.email "talkohavy@gmail.com"

# - Level 2: Global Level
git config --global user.name "Tal Kohavy"
git config --global user.email "talkohavy@gmail.com"

# - Level 3: System Level
git config --system user.name "Tal Kohavy"
git config --system user.email "talkohavy@gmail.com"