Git Config¶

Git will search the config settings from local, global to system.

local¶

Local config file can be found in the repo's .git directory: .git/config.

global¶

Global config file locates in user's home directory:

unix: ~/.gitconfig

windows: C:/Users/<usr>/.gitconfig

git config --global core.editor "vim"
git config --global --unset core.excludesfile #remove the setting

Avoid ssl error

[http]
    sslbackend = schannel

Use windows Credentials Manager, git config --global credential.helper manager

Note that credential-manager-core was renamed to credential-manager.

[credential "https://user.github.com"]
    provider = github
[credential]
    helper = manager

system¶

System level config file lives in the system root path:

unix: $(prefix)/etc/gitconfig
windows: C:\ProgramData\Git\config

config git editor¶

#error: cannot spawn more: No such file or directory
git config --global core.pager ""

create git alias¶

git config --global alias.a '! git pull && git add . && git commit -m "d" && git push'
git config --global --unset alias.a

open .gitconfig and add

[alias]
    a = ! git fetch && git merge origin/master && git add . && git commit -m sdoc && git push

a = "!sh -c \"git pull && git add . && if [ -z \\\"$1\\\" ]; then git commit -m \\\"update\\\"; else git commit -m \\\"$1\\\"; fi && git push\""

Here is an example to use it: git a "My first commit".

user config example¶

# This is Git's per-user configuration file.
[core]
    editor = \"C:\\Users\\<user>\\AppData\\Local\\Programs\\Microsoft VS Code\\bin\\code\" --wait
[http]
    sslbackend = schannel 
[user]
    name = <user>
    email = my.email@example.com   
[alias]
    a = ! git fetch && git merge origin/master && git add . && git commit -m sdoc && git push 
        m = ! git checkout master && git pull     
[credential "https://repo.example.com"]
    provider = github
[credential]
    helper = manager
[credential "https://dev.azure.com"]
    useHttpPath = true