Git Credentials

GIt requires that give your name and email address.

You can pick anything you like but it’s best practice to pick an email address that your cloud host will recognize if you want to be able to trace your commits in that cloud host. Cloud host providers like Bitbucket and Github will try and match the email address to known users.

So it is best practice (but not mandatory) to pick an email address and name which is recognized by your cloud host account. We also use this to help Identify your Iguana so if you have problems we can help you.

Go to Settings → Git Setup

If you haven’t configured your Git credentials you are likely to see something like this:

You can set them up clicking on the Git credentials.

Click on Ellipisis in the Git credentials section

Fill in your Name and Email and click Save

Pretty simple eh!

Setting them with the Git command line

These can also be set at the command line of GIT, like so:

git config --global user.name "Mary Tyler Moore"
git config --global user.email "mary@moore.com"

The GIT setup screen also allows one to set these parameters.

Where are they stored?

These settings can be found in your global ~/.gitconfig file:

[user]
         name = Mary Tyler Moore
         email = mary@moore.com

Next Setting up Bitbucket Access

This is part of your product Orientation