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title: Git Config
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## Git Config

The git-config command allows global options to be retrieved and set for a repository.

See <a href='https://git-scm.com/docs/git-config' target='_blank' rel='nofollow'>Git documentation</a> for comprehensive details of this git command.

### git config --list
Will display the attributes like user name , email address , and others attributed to a git installation. 

### git config --global user.email "123@abc.com"
Changes the user.email to the email address in quotation marks

### .gitconfig file
Values assigned with the git config command are stored in a hidden file named .gitconfig in the home directory.