gitconfig.sh

Light Bash script to configure your Linux/Unix machine for Git. It contains a short list of configuration files and commands you might need to start.

Disclaimer

1. it should be compatible with most Linux distributions and Unix-like systems
2. configs are minimalist on purpose

How to use

git clone https://github.com/jmau111/gitconfig.sh gitconfig
cd gitconfig
chmod +x gitconfig.sh
./gitconfig.sh -b "main" -e "myemail@mysite.com" -u "The Undertaker"

You can specify the name and the email you want to associate with your commits. People usually use a no-reply email for privacy purposes, as such email will be public in your public repositories.

Usage

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USAGE:
    ./gitconfig.sh [ -b BRANCH_NAME ] [ -e "EMAIL" ] [ -u "USER_NAME" ]

OPTIONS:
      -h  Usage
      -b  The default branch name (default is "main")
      -u  required: The name that will be associated with commits (e.g, "Martin Scorcese")
      -e  required: The email that will be associated with commits

Files

• .gitconfig: main config file for your Git activities (the script only overrides some settings and add a few aliases)
• .gitignore_global: main config file for all files that should be ignored by Git

Safety first

As these files control Git, the script backs up any existing config in ~/gitconfig-backups before proceeding.