How to check or set username and email address in git using cmd

How to check or set username and email address in git using cmd


In this article, you will be learning how to set or check the username and email address in git using cmd (Command Prompt).


To Check username and email address of the specific git repository/folder (current workspace).

Check username

git config user.name

Check email address

git config user.email


To Set username and email address

There are 2 ways to set username and email addressSo, 1st is current workspace or a project. 2nd is globally (to all the folders/repository).


1. Let's Set username or email for current workspace (specific repository) 

Set / change username

git config user.name "your_name"

Set / change your email

git config user.email "your@email.com"


2. Let's Set username or email globally for all projects.

Check username

git config --global user.name "your_username"

Check email address

git config --global user.email "your_email"


List all variables set in the config file, along with their values.
git config --list


Thanks for reading.