<p>Setting a local GitHub config tells apps like <a href="http://github.com/Caged/gitnub">GitNub</a> and <a href="http://github.com/pieter/gitx">GitX</a> who you are.</p> <p>When logged in, your <a href="http://github.com/account">account page</a> provides simple copy &amp; paste instructions for setting the config.</p> <p><img src="http://img.skitch.com/20081126-i39uhamy7yjpema5jb6aaab4f.png" alt="" /></p> <p><img src="http://img.skitch.com/20081126-cmt7w2tr3w1sss3wxu3jhg1rsd.png" alt="" /></p> <p>Applications and scripts can easily access this information:</p> <pre> $ git config --global github.user defunkt </pre> <p>You can also access ~/.gitconfig directly.</p> <h3>Keep Your Token Secret</h3> <p>It&#8217;s like your password &#8211; please keep it secret.</p> <p>Also: whenever you change your password, <strong>your token will also change</strong>. So if your token gets out, change your GitHub password and you will be fine.</p> 2008-11-25T16:55:16-08:00 79 local-github-config 2008-11-25T17:05:15-08:00 2