How do you use Git with multiple users on same machine?

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We all know you can set Git email and username in git.config.

What's the best approach when two users use the same machine?

They should have different user accounts on the machine, so this shouldn't be an issue. — Oliver Charlesworth
– Oliver Charlesworth, Commented Apr 2, 2016 at 11:36

mnagel · Accepted Answer · 2016-04-02 12:28:30Z

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If having separate user accounts was not an option, I'd write a small script to set these GIT_AUTHOR_*** environment variables: https://git-scm.com/book/en/v2/Git-Internals-Environment-Variables#Committing

answered Apr 2, 2016 at 12:28

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halfer · Accepted Answer · 2017-11-01 12:18:56Z

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The sequence of actions:

Create a dedicated group for these two users, and include them into the group. Re-login to apply the changes, if necessary.
Create a shared repo in a location accessible by the users. with git init --shared
Run chown -R :<the_group> . inside the repo.
Now your users may clone the repo (git clone /path/to/the/repo from within their home folders) and work each in their private repo clones with their own personal settings, including name and e-mail. They need to publish their work periodically with git push.

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answered Apr 2, 2016 at 12:25

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Shishir · Accepted Answer · 2016-04-02 12:18:05Z

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If you interested in adding user information on commits, you can set author on each commit.

git commit -m "some message" --author "[email protected]"

answered Apr 2, 2016 at 12:18

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