How to set username and email for a specific project

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Table of Contents

1️⃣ Navigate to Your Project Folder
2️⃣ Set Local Git Username & Email
3️⃣ Verify the Configuration
Optional: Check Global vs. Local Configurations

You can set a different Git username and email for a specific project by configuring them locally within the project’s repository. Here’s how:

1️⃣ Navigate to Your Project Folder

cd /path/to/your/hugo-blog

2️⃣ Set Local Git Username & Email

Run the following commands inside your project folder:

git config user.name "Your Name"
git config user.email "your-email@example.com"

3️⃣ Verify the Configuration

To check if it’s set correctly:

git config --local user.name
git config --local user.email

This will apply only to this repository, leaving your global Git settings untouched.

Optional: Check Global vs. Local Configurations

Global Config (applies to all repos):

git config --global user.name
git config --global user.email

Local Config (specific to this repo):

git config --local --list