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You can use -c <name>=<value> to add a configuration only for one command.

To commit as an other user without having to change your settings in .gitconfig : 

git -c user.email = mail@example commit -m "some message"

Note: for that example you don’t need to precise both user.name and user.email, git will complete the missing information from the previous commits.

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Configuration:
* Syntax
* Auto correct typos
* Setting which editor to use
* Multiple git configurations
* Username and email address
* List and edit the current configuration
* Multiple usernames and email address
* Configuring line endings
* configuration for one command only
* Setup a proxy
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