config.md

Git Config

Customizing configs for different repos

For most git users, different git configs for different repos are desired. Here comes a way to get it done once and for ever.

$ cd ~ && tree -La 2
.
├── .gitconfig
└── company
    └── .gitconfig

For example, for the user profile case:

• .gitconfig: git config under user scope

  [user]
  name = YourUsername
  email = YourUsername@email.com
  
  # Keep these lines at the bottom of the file
  [includeIf "gitdir:~/company/"]
  path = ~/company/.gitconfig
  

• company/.gitconfig: git config for specific repos under company directory

  [user]
  name = YourUsernameForCompany
  email = YourEmailForCompany@company.com
  

To check if it works:

$ cd ~/company/any_repo && git config user.name
YourUsernameForCompany

$ git config user.email
YourEmailForCompany@company.com