git username and password 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: git config username

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

Example 3: git credentials

# this will store your credentials "forever"
git config --global credential.helper store

Example 4: git save username and password

git config --global credential.helper store

Example 5: how to get git username and password

$ git config --global user.name "Mona Lisa"
$ git config --global user.name
$ mona

Example 6: add username password git

$ git config --global credential.helper cache