Configure git user information

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Configures user information for git.

Use git config user.email <email> to set the user's email for the current repository.
Use git config user.name <name> to set the user's name for the current repository.
You can use the --global flag to configure global user information.

Shell


git config [--global] user.email <email>
git config [--global] user.name <name>

Example

git config user.email "example@gmail.com"
git config user.name "Christopher Glikpo"
# Configures user for current repository

git config --global user.email "example@gmail.com"
git config --global user.name "Christopher Glikpo"
# Configures global git user

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