git config
Manage custom configuration options for Git repositories. These configurations can be local (for the current repository) or global (for the current user). More information: https://git-scm.com/docs/git-config.
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List only local configuration entries (stored in
.git/config
in the current repository):
git config --list --local
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List only global configuration entries (stored in
~/.gitconfig
by default or in$XDG_CONFIG_HOME/git/config
if such a file exists):
git config --list --global
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List only system configuration entries (stored in
/etc/gitconfig
), and show their file location:
git config --list --system --show-origin
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Get the value of a given configuration entry:
git config alias.unstage
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Set the global value of a given configuration entry:
git config --global alias.unstage "reset HEAD --"
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Revert a global configuration entry to its default value:
git config --global --unset alias.unstage
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Edit the Git configuration for the current repository in the default editor:
git config --edit
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Edit the global Git configuration in the default editor:
git config --global --edit
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