| Multiple .gitconfig files on one machine? [message #1072029] |
Sun, 21 July 2013 18:51  |
 Ken Winter
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Registered: July 2013 |
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I'm a total newcomer to Git and EGit, trying to set up my first repositories. The tutorials I've consulted so far seem to say that the .gitconfig file is where my repository credentials (user name, email, and maybe password) are stored - and that there is just one .gitconfig file per machine.
My problem is that I need to set up two different Git repositories to sync with remote repositories for projects I'm doing for two different organizations. Each organization requires different credentials. How can I set this up so that each repository remembers the credentials appropriate to it?
~ Thanks
~ Ken
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| Re: Multiple .gitconfig files on one machine? [message #1072478 is a reply to message #1072029] |
Mon, 22 July 2013 17:16  |
R Shapiro
Messages: 386
Registered: June 2011 |
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There are three levels of configuration in Git: System, Global and Local. There is one System config per host . Typically it's located in etc/gitconfig relative to the installation root. This is NOT where you user-specific information goes. System settings apply to all users and all repositories, unless overridden.
Each user has his/her own Global configuration. This is typically located in ~/.gitconfig. Your personal info goes here. You could include passwords, though I never would. Global settings apply to all scenarios owned by that user, unless overridden.
Each repository or clone also has a local configuration, located in .git/config
The precedence is as you would expect: repository-local settings have precedence over Global settings which in turn have precedence over System settings.
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