Configuration targets

In this section, we will look at the different layers that can be configured. The layers are as follows:

• SYSTEM: This layer is system-wide and can be found in /etc/gitconfig
• GLOBAL: This layer is global for the user and can be found in ~/.gitconfig
• LOCAL: This layer is local to the current repository and can be found in .git/config

Getting ready

We will use the jgit repository for this example; clone it, or use the clone you already have from Chapter 1, Navigating Git, as shown in the following command:

$ git clone https://git.eclipse.org/r/jgit/jgit
$ cd jgit

How to do it...

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