git config

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git config get and set repository or global options

  • Set your username:
git config --global user.name "FIRST_NAME LAST_NAME"
  • Set your email address:
git config --global user.email "[email protected]"


Turn off the SSL validation

  • git config --global http.sslVerify false


Git indexing fails due to bad pack header [1]:

  • git config --global pack.windowMemory "100m"
  • git config --global pack.SizeLimit "100m"
  • git config --global pack.threads "1"


  • git config pull.rebase false # merge (the default strategy)
  • git config pull.rebase true # rebase
  • git config pull.ff only # fast-forward only
git config --global core.askpass "git-gui--askpass"
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Usage: git config

Related commands

See also

  • https://confluence.atlassian.com/fishkb/git-indexing-fails-due-to-bad-pack-header-371360062.html
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