How can I delete git user property?

Question

I accidentally typed the following wrong git command.

git config --global user.mail example@example.com

and now I see an extra property when I type git config--list:

user.mail = "example@example.com"

How can i get rid of it?

possible duplicate of [How can I remove an entry in global configuration with git config?](http://stackoverflow.com/questions/11868447/how-can-i-remove-an-entry-in-global-configuration-with-git-config) — Tim, Mar 31 '15 at 21:50

score 7 · Accepted Answer · answered Mar 31 '15 at 21:54

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git config --global --unset user.mail

From the man page

   --unset
       Remove the line matching the key from config file.

answered Mar 31 '15 at 21:54

zakkak

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