How do I configure git to do push with my user to GitHub?

Question

When I do commits and push from command line, git push that commit to github but that commit it's not from my github user. When I do it from intellij github requires username and password and all commits are linked to my account. How can I configure it ?

Answer 1

I found this example here :

$ git config --global user.name "John Doe"
$ git config --global user.email johndoe@example.com

You'll also need to set up an SSH key on your local machine. Here's how to get that done.

Answer 2

Use the ssh/git protocol and you will not to use password any more.

Here is how to set it up:

• Generate a new ssh key (or skip this step if you already have a key)
  ssh-keygen -t rsa -C "your@email"

• Once you have your key set in home/.ssh directory (or Users/<your user>.ssh under windows), open it and copy the content

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How to add sh key to github account?

• Login to github account
• Click on the rancher on the top right (Settings)
  
• Click on the SSH keys
  
• Click on the Add ssh key
  
• Paste your key and save

And you all set to go :-)