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Reputation: 3251

How to use my Github-Account on my PC instead of some other account?

In the following picture, you can see that I created a repository on http://github.com. This "commit" is connected with my Github account (exactly what I want).

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But then, I used the terminal on my MacBook and made a commit, but in this case, this commit is connected with my real first- and last name.

In my Terminal:

git push origin master

I was asked then:

Username for 'https://github.com'

and

Password for 'https://[email protected]

I answered those questions but the commits were created by this account with my real name...

How can I use my Github Account on my PC instead of this other account?

Upvotes: 2

Views: 352

Answers (1)

EMottet
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Reputation: 310

Your github account can have different information than your local repository. The mail you use in your git config must also be in your github account (https://github.com/settings/emails)

Look your git user name and your user email with :

$ git config user.email
$ git config user.name

Look the user name and the mail use by your github account

$ git log

You have to configure your name and your mail for you local repository.

$ git config --global user.name "John Doe"
$ git config --global user.email [email protected]
// global is for all your local git repository

more information https://git-scm.com/book/en/v2/Getting-Started-First-Time-Git-Setup

You can see the git configuration file ~/.gitconfig

Upvotes: 4

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