configure your git username/email on linux

To set your global username/email configuration:

1. Open the command line.
2. Set your username:
   $ git config --global user.name "FIRST_NAME LAST_NAME"
3. Set your email address:
   $ git config --global user.email "MY_NAME@example.com"

To set repository-specific username/email configuration:

1. From the command line, change into the repository directory.
2. Set your username:
   $ git config user.name "FIRST_NAME LAST_NAME"
3. Set your email address:
   git config user.email "MY_NAME@example.com"
4. Verify your configuration by displaying your configuration file:
   $ cat .git/config

 
 
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