Git Config Cheat Sheet

$ git config --global user.name <name>

Define the author name to be used for all commits by the current user.
 

$ git config --global user.email<email>

Define the author email to be used for all commits by the current user.
 

$ git config --global alias. <alias-name> <git-command>

Create shortcut for a Git command. E.g. alias.glog log --graph --oneline will set git glog equivalent to git log --graph --oneline.
 

$ git config --system core.editor <editor> 

Set text editor used by commands for all users on the machine. arg should be the command that launches the desired editor (e.g., vi).
 

$ git config --global --edit