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Odipo Otieno (KwargDevs)
Odipo Otieno (KwargDevs)

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Git Config

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Git is a version control system that allows you to configure various settings. Here are some commonly used Git configuration settings:

  1. Username and email: Set your name and email address that will be associated with your Git commits. 
   git config --global user.name "Your Name"
   git config --global user.email "your.email@example.com"
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  1. Editor: Configure the default text editor for Git commit messages. 
   git config --global core.editor "editor-name"
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  1. Branch settings: Set the default branch name, behavior, and tracking. 
   git config --global init.defaultBranch "branch-name"
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  1. Credential helper: Configure how Git handles authentication and credential storage. 
   git config --global credential.helper "helper-name"
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