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Configuration targets

In this section, we will look at the different layers that can be configured. The layers are as follows:

SYSTEM: This layer is system-wide and can be found in /etc/gitconfig
GLOBAL: This layer is global for the user and can be found in ~/.gitconfig
LOCAL: This layer is local to the current repository and can be found in .git/config

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