Using multiple git user configs with credentials store (multiple github accounts)

Posted on 18 Feb, 2023
So, you have decided to have 2 separate accounts for work and personal. Here are steps to follow to use both git configurations simultaneously with same .git-credentials.
Step 1: Separate Work/Personal directories
Create a work and a personsal directory in your Documents folder. Use these directories to separate your git directories.
  Documents
  ├── work
  │   ├── ...
  │   └── ...
  └── personal
      ├── ...
      └── ...
Step 2: Separate git config for each account
Create .gitconfig-personal in the personal dir.
[credential]
  helper = store
[user]
  name = Personal_Username
  email = [email protected]
[credential "https://github.com"]
  username = Personal_Username
  helper = store
Create .gitconfig-work in the work dir.
[credential]
  helper = store
[user]
  name = Work_Username
  email = [email protected]
[credential "https://github.com"]
  username = Work_Username
  helper = store
Step 3: Update global .gitconfig to switch the profile based on directory
Update your global config using following command.
git config --global --edit
Add the following config.
[includeIf "gitdir:~/Documents/work/"]
    path = ~/Documents/work/.gitconfig-work
[includeIf "gitdir:~/Documents/personal/"]
    path = ~/Documents/personal/.gitconfig-personal
Step 4: Register Access Tokens
Check your .git-credentials file & add github access tokens for each account.
https://Personal_Username:[email protected]
https://Work_Username:[email protected]
That's it, the next time you pull/push/clone a private repo, git will automatically choose the correct token for each config.

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