When you work with Github repositories, you need your credentials (username and password) for important operations like pushing and pulling changes to and from remote repositories.

In this article, I wanted to share with you an easy way to configure locally your credentials in Git bash.

What is Git Bash?

Git Bash is a command line that allows Windows users to use Git functions, it allows users to interact with Git, and run Unix commands directly from the command line.

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Set Git credentials

Now that we know what is Gitbash let’s discuss about how to set your Git credentials in Git Bash.

Step 1: Open a new Git Bash window.

Step 2: Set username.

Type the next command replacing “your-git-username” with your username.

$ git config –global user.name “your-git-username”

Step 3: Set email.

Type the next command replacing “your@git-email.com” with your primary email used in Git.

$ git config –global user.email “your@git-email.com”

Step 4: Set Password

Type the next command replacing “1234321” with your password used in Git.

$ git config –global user.password “1234321”

Step 5: Save your credentials

Type the next command for saving your changes forever.

$ git config –global credential.helper store

Finally, If you want to check your input saved, just run the next command in your Git Bash window:

$ git config –list –show-origin

For more reference, you can visit my Github repository @rafaelxoliolab.