GitButler ⧓

Commands

but config

View and manage GitButler configuration.

View and manage GitButler configuration.

View and manage GitButler configuration.

Without a subcommand, displays an overview of important settings including user information, target branch, forge configuration, and AI setup.

Examples

View configuration overview:

but config

View/set user configuration:

but config user but config user set name "John Doe" but config user set email john@example.com

View/set forge configuration:

but config forge

View/set target branch:

but config target

Usage: but config <COMMAND>

Subcommands

but config user

View and configure user information (name, email, editor).

Without arguments, displays current user.name, user.email, and core.editor. Use subcommands to set or unset configuration values.

Examples

View user configuration:

but config user

Set user name (locally):

but config user set name "John Doe"

Set user email globally:

but config user set --global email john@example.com

Unset a local value:

but config user unset name

Usage: but config user

but config forge

View and manage forge configuration.

Shows configured forge accounts (GitHub, GitLab, etc.) and authentication status. Use subcommands to authenticate or forget accounts.

Examples

View configured forge accounts:

but config forge

Authenticate with a forge:

but config forge auth

List authenticated accounts:

but config forge list-users

Forget an account:

but config forge forget username

Usage: but config forge

but config target

View or set the target branch.

Without arguments, displays the current target branch. With a branch name, sets the target branch.

Examples

View current target:

but config target

Set target branch:

but config target origin/main

Usage: but config target [BRANCH]

Arguments:

  • <BRANCH> — New target branch to set (e.g., "origin/main")

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