Why configuration improves workflow in Git - Test Your Understanding

Practice - 5 Tasks

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easy

Complete the code to set your user email in Git configuration.

Git

git config --global user.email [1]

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Auser_email

Bemail@example

[e-mail]

D"[e-mail]"

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Common Mistakes

Adding quotes around the email address

Using an invalid email format

The correct way to set the email is without quotes, just the email address.

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medium

Complete the command to check the current Git configuration for user name.

Git

git config --get [1]

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Auser.name

Busername

Cuser.email

Duser

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Common Mistakes

Using 'username' instead of 'user.name'

Trying to get 'user' only

To get the user name, use user.name as the key.

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hard

Fix the error in the command to set the default branch name to 'main'.

Git

git config --global init.[1] main

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Adefault-branch

BdefaultBranch

Cinitbranch

Dbranch

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Common Mistakes

Using 'branch' instead of 'defaultBranch'

Using hyphens instead of camelCase like 'default-branch'

The correct key is init.defaultBranch to set the default branch name.

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hard

Fill both blanks to create a Git alias named 'co' for 'checkout'.

Git

git config --global alias.[1] [2]

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Aco

Bcheckout

Ccommit

Dclone

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Common Mistakes

Using 'commit' or 'clone' instead of 'checkout'

Swapping alias and command positions

Alias 'co' is commonly used for 'checkout' to speed up commands.

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hard

Fill all three blanks to configure Git to ignore file mode changes and set the editor to nano.

Git

git config --global core.[1] false
git config --global core.[2] [3]

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Afilemode

Beditor

Cnano

Dautocrlf

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Common Mistakes

Confusing 'autocrlf' with 'filemode'

Using wrong editor name

Setting filemode to true instead of false

Setting core.filemode to false tells Git to ignore file permission changes. Setting core.editor to nano sets nano as the default editor.