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* Rename map topic * Delete map topic * Rename map topic * Add redirect * Remove last two map topics * Move article on adding a remote into a long-form guide * Move article on changing a remote's URL * Move articles on renaming and removing remotes * Move remote URL article * Fix typo * Remove category index file * Move a few articles to the new category * Move a few more files * Move managing remote repos article * Move the rest of the getting started with git map topic * Move the first half of the using git map topic * Move the rest of the articles and 🔥 the directory * Fix failing test * Remove Using Git from product index * Apply suggestions from code review Co-authored-by: Laura Coursen <lecoursen@github.com> * Apply suggestions from code review Co-authored-by: Laura Coursen <lecoursen@github.com>
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| Setting your username in Git | Git uses a username to associate commits with an identity. The Git username is not the same as your {% data variables.product.product_name %} username. |
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You can change the name that is associated with your Git commits using the git config command. The new name you set will be visible in any future commits you push to {% data variables.product.product_name %} from the command line. If you'd like to keep your real name private, you can use any text as your Git username.
Changing the name associated with your Git commits using git config will only affect future commits and will not change the name used for past commits.
Setting your Git username for every repository on your computer
{% data reusables.command_line.open_the_multi_os_terminal %}
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{% data reusables.user_settings.set_your_git_username %}
$ git config --global user.name "<em>Mona Lisa</em>" -
{% data reusables.user_settings.confirm_git_username_correct %}
$ git config --global user.name > Mona Lisa
Setting your Git username for a single repository
{% data reusables.command_line.open_the_multi_os_terminal %}
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Change the current working directory to the local repository where you want to configure the name that is associated with your Git commits.
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{% data reusables.user_settings.set_your_git_username %}
$ git config user.name "<em>Mona Lisa</em>" -
{% data reusables.user_settings.confirm_git_username_correct %}
$ git config user.name > Mona Lisa