In this post, we will see how to check GitHub email address and username from the terminal.
If you are signed in to your GitHub account on your computer but forgot your user account email address and username then follow the methods below to find your credentials easily.
To check the username and email of your Github account in your terminal we can use the git config [user.name | user.email] command.
This method will work in both Mac and Windows.
Check the GitHub username from the terminal
To find you’re signed in username from the terminal follow the steps:
Step 1 : Open your terminal or CMD in Windows.
Step 2 : Type the following git command:
git config user.nameThis will show you the signed-in username on your computer.
Check the GitHub email from the terminal
Step 1 : Open your terminal in Windows or Mac.
Step 2 : Type the git command:
git config user.emailThis will display the signed-in email.
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