How to Configure Git Settings (git config)

git config reads and writes configuration values that control how Git behaves, such as your identity and command aliases.

Key points

• git config --global user.name "Your Name" and user.email set the identity attached to your commits
• --global applies to every repository for your user; without it, settings apply only to the current repository
• git config --global alias.co checkout lets you define shortcuts for frequently used commands

Example

git config --global user.email "you@example.com"