If you set something like this on Windows:
git config --global core.autocrlf false
Where is this global setting getting written to?
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It will write the values in a file called .gitconfig, unless you specify another name with the '--file' option
git config --global --file myFile key value
Note: the environment variable GIT_CONFIG can also be used to specify another name for this file. --file will supersede GIT_CONFIG value.
Whatever its name, it will write it in:
- $HOME for Unix
- %HOMEPATH% for Windows (c:\Users\MyName by default)
If $HOME or %HOMEPATH% is not properly set, the git config command will fail.
It is used to store a per-user configuration and serves as fallback values for the repository-local '.git/config' file.
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9Also with new enough Git you can use "`git config --global --edit`" to open per-user config file in your editor... and from there I would guess you would be able to find where it is. – Jakub Narębski Sep 26 '09 at 16:50
