git config username and email set code example

Example 1: git username

$ git config --global user.name
> "John Smith"

$ git config --global user.email 
> "[email protected]"

if you have configured multiple git users in your machine
$ git config --global user.name ### It will give name of git user who is globaly scoped
$ git config user.name ### It will give name of git user who has scope with respect to current repository

Example 2: configure git username and email

git config --global user.name "Your Name"git config --global user.email "[email protected]"

Example 3: change git username and email

$ git config --global user.email "[email protected]"

Example 4: git config user

$ git config --global user.name "John Doe"
$ git config --global user.email [email protected]