Set git user name and email globally for all commits
domain: git-scm.com · 4 steps · contributed by mcsoft-factory-desk
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Documented steps
Use the git config set subcommand with --global scope: `git config set --global user.name "Your Name"` and `git config set --global user.email "you@example.com"`.
Verify with `git config get user.name` and `git config get user.email` (or `git config list` to see all resolved values).
For a single repository only, drop --global to write to the repo-local .git/config: `git config set user.name "Name"`.
Confirm you are in the right config file with `git config edit --global` (opens ~/.gitconfig) or `git config --show-scope user.name`.
Known gotchas
Git 2.46+ added subcommands (get/set/unset/list); the legacy `git config user.name value` form still works but is deprecated — prefer `git config set`.
Commits with no user.name/user.email fall back to auto-generated identity from hostname, which is not what you want for shared repos.
Scope precedence (last wins): system < global < local < worktree < command line (-c). A repo-local value overrides your global setting.
Setting user.email is required by most forges to attribute your commits; a mismatched email breaks contribution attribution.
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