This is a general guide for how to configure, not what to configure. See link below for some fields.

Edit config directly

Open ~/.gitconfig in you IDE.

e.g.

$ code ~/.gitconfig

Edit config in shell editor

View or edit the config using -e for edit.

  • Local config: 
      $ git config -e
  • Global config: 
      $ git config -e --global

Set specific details

How to use the CLI to set values.

  • Local config: 
      $ git config SECTION.SUBSECTION VALUE
  • Global config 
      $ git config --global SECTION.SUBSECTION VALUE

Example:

$ git config --global user.name 'Name Surname'
$ git config --global user.email nsurname@example.com