How can I remove an entry in global configuration with git config?
GitGit Problem Overview
I ran a global configuration command in git to exclude certain files using a .gitignore_global file:
git config --global core.excludesfile ~/.gitignore_global
Is there a way to undo the creation of this setting globally?
Git Solutions
Solution 1 - Git
I'm not sure what you mean by "undo" the change. You can remove the core.excludesfile setting like this:
git config --global --unset core.excludesfile
And of course you can simply edit the config file:
git config --global --edit
...and then remove the setting by hand.
Solution 2 - Git
You can use the --unset flag of git config to do this like so:
git config --global --unset user.name
git config --global --unset user.email
If you have more variables for one config you can use:
git config --global --unset-all user.name
Solution 3 - Git
Open config file to edit :
git config --global --edit
Press Insert and remove the setting
and finally type :wq and Enter to save.
Solution 4 - Git
Try this from the command line to change the git config details.
git config --global --replace-all user.name "Your New Name"
git config --global --replace-all user.email "Your new email"
Solution 5 - Git
You can check all the config settings using
git config --global --list
You can remove the setting for example username
git config --global --unset user.name
You can edit the configuration or remove the config setting manually by hand using:
git config --global --edit
Solution 6 - Git
Try these commands to remove all users' usernames and emails.
git config --global --unset-all user.name
git config --global --unset-all user.email
Solution 7 - Git
In order to complement the larsk anwser, is possible remove an entry line while editing with vim using the dd command:
git config --global --edit
then:
- Press the Esc key to go to normal mode.
- Place the cursor on the line you want to delete.
- Type
ddand hit Enter to remove the line.
when you finish, type ESQ and :wq
Solution 8 - Git
If someone just wanna delete the user object entirely, then he should use:
git config --global --remove-section user
This is useful when a user accidentally adds more properties that are not required just like user.password etc.
Solution 9 - Git
git config information will stored in ~/.gitconfig in unix platform.
In Windows it will be stored in C:/users/<NAME>/.gitconfig.
You can edit it manually by opening this files and deleting the fields which you are interested.
Solution 10 - Git
You can edit the ~/.gitconfig file in your home folder. This is where all --global settings are saved.