How to Change Git User Name and Email Easily

To change the Git user name and email, you can use the following commands in your Git command line or terminal:

1. Open your Git command line or terminal.
2. Navigate to the repository for which you want to change the user name and email.
3. To change the user name, use the following command:

   git config user.name "Your New Name"
   

   Replace "Your New Name" with the desired user name you want to use.
4. To change the user email, use the following command:

   git config user.email "yournewemail@example.com"
   

   Replace "yournewemail@example.com" with the desired email address you want to use.
5. Verify that the changes have been applied by running the following command:

   git config --list
   

   This command will list all the Git configurations, including your updated user name and email.

Note: If you want to change the user name and email globally for all your Git repositories, you can add the --global flag to the git config commands. For example:

git config --global user.name "Your New Name"
git config --global user.email "yournewemail@example.com"

That's it! Your Git user name and email should now be updated.

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