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# Git - config

git-config : git-scm.com

# config files

# config files on windows systems

the order in which Git for Windows sources configuration information is as follows:

  1. C:\ProgramData\Git\config
  2. system config (e.g. C:\Program Files\Git\mingw64\etc\gitconfig)
  3. global config (%HOMEPATH%\.gitconfig)
  4. local config (repository-specific .git/config)

# list config via CLI

$ git config --list
core.symlinks=false
core.autocrlf=true
core.fscache=true
color.diff=auto
color.status=auto
color.branch=auto
color.interactive=true
help.format=html
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$ git config --list --show-origin
file:"C:\\ProgramData/Git/config"       core.symlinks=false
file:"C:\\ProgramData/Git/config"       core.autocrlf=true
file:"C:\\ProgramData/Git/config"       core.fscache=true
file:"C:\\ProgramData/Git/config"       color.diff=auto
file:"C:\\ProgramData/Git/config"       color.status=auto
file:"C:\\ProgramData/Git/config"       color.branch=auto
file:"C:\\ProgramData/Git/config"       color.interactive=true
file:"C:\\ProgramData/Git/config"       help.format=html
file:"C:\\ProgramData/Git/config"       http.sslcainfo=C:/Program Files/Git/mingw64/ssl/certs/ca-bundle.crt
file:"C:\\ProgramData/Git/config"       diff.astextplain.textconv=astextplain
file:"C:\\ProgramData/Git/config"       rebase.autosquash=true
file:"C:\\Program Files\\Git\\mingw64/etc/gitconfig"    credential.helper=manager
file:C:/Users/robert/.gitconfig  user.name=rob
file:C:/Users/robert/.gitconfig  user.email=me@robert.tld
file:C:/Users/robert/.gitconfig  core.autocrlf=false
file:.git/config        core.repositoryformatversion=0
file:.git/config        core.filemode=false
file:.git/config        core.bare=false
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# list scoped config via CLI

$ git config --system --list --show-origin
file:"C:\\Program Files\\Git\\mingw64/etc/gitconfig"    credential.helper=manager
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$ git config --global --list --show-origin
file:C:/Users/robert/.gitconfig  user.name=rob
file:C:/Users/robert/.gitconfig  user.email=me@robert.tld
file:C:/Users/robert/.gitconfig  core.autocrlf=false
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$ git config --local --list --show-origin
file:.git/config        core.repositoryformatversion=0
file:.git/config        core.filemode=false
file:.git/config        core.bare=false
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# .gitattributes file

gitattributes : git-scm.com

For line endings management, check text option.

# changing config values via CLI

# pattern

git config <scope> <property> <value>

# example

git config --global user.name "Robert Duchmoul"

# excluding files

Three ways of excluding files

  • Per Project: .gitignore file in the repository
  • Per Repository: in .git/info/excludes
  • Per Computer: through settings in ~/.gitconfig

# global .gitignore

Configure a global .gitignore file applying to every project on the computer :

Create a gitignore file in your home dir, for ex ~/.gitignore_global.

A possible content :

# Logs #
########
*.log

# OS generated files #
######################
.DS_Store
.DS_Store?
._*
.Spotlight-V100
.Trashes
ehthumbs.db
Thumbs.db

# IDE files #
#############
nbproject
.~lock.*
.buildpath
.idea
.project
.settings
composer.lock
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Others examples here and here.

Then add this file to the current config :

  • inside ~/.gitconfig :
[core]
    excludesfile = /home/user/.gitignore_global
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  • or with CLI :
git config --global core.excludesfile ~/.gitignore_global
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