How to configure git on linux?

[giraffelife]

Link: https://git-scm.com/book/tr/v2/Customizing-Git-Git-Configuration
Man: https://lightnetics.nodebb.com/topic/921/git-the-stupid-content-tracker

This sets up some local git configuration for you to work with, git remotes.

Mainly require two config entries, but it is highly configurable.

Setup your user

$ git config --global user.name "Jim Bean"

Setup your email

$ git config --global user.email "jbean@gooddunkingbiscuits"

Setup up your editor, point it to the path of sublime, atom or use vim

$ git config --global user.editor "vim"

Check your settings after

$ git config --list