Git Tips

Use multiple git accounts

You might have a git for work and a personnal git.
If you need to use multiple git account the best way is to set multiple local configs and one global
In your home config file /home/username/.gitconfig

[init]
    defaultBranch = main

[includeIf "gitdir:/home/username/localfolderOne/"]
    path = /home/username/localfolderOne/.gitconfig

[includeIf "gitdir:/home/username/localfolderTwo/"]
    path = /home/username/localfolderTwo/.gitconfig
[safe]
    directory = /docs

In you first local folder create another .gitconfig as follow

[user]
    name = First Last
    email = first.last@domain.com
    signingkey = ID-OF-GPG-KEY
[gpg]
    program = gpg
[commit]
    gpgsign = true
[init]
    defaultBranch = main

In your second local folder do the same thing
If you need more info on how to create and setup gpg key check out this article on jigarius
To add a gpg key in github go to Settings>SSH and GPG key and click on "New GPG Key" and add the public key
After this setup when you will commit and push things you should be good to go.

Resolve user conflicts when pushing

Temporary solution

If you get an error like this when trying to push remote: Permission to repo.git denied to old_username A temporary solution is to push over https by specifying the username in the link like this: git push https://user@github.com/repo.git/

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Use multiple git accounts

Resolve user conflicts when pushing

Temporary solution

More permanent solution