Git Config --list

The git config --list command is used to display all the Git settings of your local Git configuration. It is particularly useful for troubleshooting or checking the current configuration.

Here is an example of the output:

user.name=John Doe
user.email=johndoe@example.com
core.repositoryformatversion=0
core.filemode=true
core.bare=false
core.logallrefupdates=true
remote.origin.url=https://github.com/example/repo.git
remote.origin.fetch=+refs/heads/*:refs/remotes/origin/*

The above output is in the key=value format. Each line represents a specific Git setting and its corresponding value. Let's break down some of the commonly used settings:

• user.name: Specifies the name associated with your Git commits.
• user.email: Specifies the email address associated with your Git commits.
• core.repositoryformatversion: Indicates the version of the Git repository format being used.
• core.filemode: Determines if Git should consider file permissions changes.
• core.bare: Indicates if the repository is bare (does not have a working directory).
• core.logallrefupdates: Specifies whether Git should log all updates to refs (references).
• remote.origin.url: Defines the URL of the remote repository.
• remote.origin.fetch: Specifies the remote refs to fetch during a git fetch.

Note that the above list is not exhaustive, and there may be other settings present in your Git configuration.

To view the configuration in a more specific format, you can use the git config --get <key> command to retrieve the value of a specific setting. For example, git config --get user.name will only display the value of the user.name setting.

Overall, git config --list is a helpful command for both beginners and experienced programmers, allowing them to quickly inspect and verify the Git configuration on their local system.

Markdown code block:

user.name=John Doe
user.email=johndoe@example.com
core.repositoryformatversion=0
core.filemode=true
core.bare=false
core.logallrefupdates=true
remote.origin.url=https://github.com/example/repo.git
remote.origin.fetch=+refs/heads/*:refs/remotes/origin/*