Where does git config --global get written to?

Question

Using the git config --global command to set things up, where is the file?

eg :

git config --global core.editor "blah"

Its not at these places :-

C:\Program Files\Git\etc\gitconfig

C:\myapp.git\config

I have not env set?

git version 1.6.5.1.1367.gcd48 on Windows7

Answer 1

On *nixes, it's in ~/.gitconfig. Is there a corresponding file in your home?

Answer 2

for msysgit it's C:\Documents and Settings\<user>\.gitconfig

Answer 3

"Windows" and "C:\Program Files\Git" means MSysGit.

If you look at etc/profile (in C:\Program Files\Git):

HOME="$HOMEDRIVE$HOMEPATH"

Meaning:

C:\Users\MyLogin

(on Windows7)

Since:

--global

For writing options: write to global ~/.gitconfig file rather than the repository .git/config.

That means the file is in C:\Users\MyLogin\.gitconfig for msysgit in Windows7.