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How to check and update git name and email

Quickly check and update your git user name and email for global or per-project settings.

Check current git name and email

To see your current global git user name and email:

git config --global user.name
git config --global user.email

To see the name and email for the current repository (if set):

git config user.name
git config user.email

Set name and email

Set the global name and email

git config --global user.name "Your Name"
git config --global user.email "your@email.com"

Set name and email for current repo only

git config user.name "Your Name"
git config user.email "your@email.com"

Created: 2026-03-05