[rkangel]

I have the email address problem, but that's the only paramter that needs to vary. I use the simplest way of handling this, which is this in my .config/git/config:

    [user]
        name = "My Name"
        useConfigOnly = true

Then, the first time you commit in each repo, you'll get an "Author Identity Unknown" message. Then just run `git config --local user.email [e-mail]` to set the config for that repo.

[jomar]

That is a nice trick. I've had my main email address in .config/git/config, added an override in ./.git/config for projects that need it, and checked who I am from time to time with

    [alias]
        whoami = "!f() { echo $(git config --get user.name)' <'$(git config --get user.email)'>'; }; f"

but I might switch to your less error-prone approach.

[dolmen]

Try: git var GIT_AUTHOR_IDENT

[jomar]

Handy, but is it really easier to type? Or as pleasantly reminiscent of one of the first Unix commands you ever learnt, back in the days when they actually really were multiuser machines? :-)

[Tmpod]

Didn't know about that, neat! I use multiple addresses as well and sometimes I forget to change when starting smth new. Not anymore :p

[simonkagedal]

This is what I’ve been doing for years, with some aliases to set work or personal. But honestly, I’ve started to find it annoying enough (for those first commits) to start wanting something else; yet still not annoying enough for me to research a different solution. Seeing this post, I’ll probably switch to the ”includeIf” way!