Git Configuration

Git configuration controls behavior like user info, aliases, and defaults.

Syntax

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git config --global user.name "Your Name"
git config --global user.email "you@example.com"
git config --global alias.st status
git config --list

Git Configuration

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# Set user info
git config --global user.name "Your Name"
git config --global user.email "you@example.com"

# Set default branch name
git config --global init.defaultBranch main

# Set editor
git config --global core.editor "code --wait"

# View all config
git config --list

# Set alias
git config --global alias.st status
git config --global alias.co checkout

Try It Yourself

Practice

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Exercise

Practice this concept.

Answer

Run the commands as shown above.

Quick Quiz

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Interview Questions

Explain this concept.

It is a fundamental Git feature.

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