¬ just serendipity 🍀 (not just serendipity)

Problem statement: Given two sets of git configurations, one for personal projects and one for work, how can you effectively separate them?

Workflow #

I like the following workflow.

First, create your usual ~/.gitconfig. It will be used for your personal project:

[user]
        name = Thiago Perrotta
        email = {personal-email}

[...]

# Import corp configs if any.
[include]
        path = .gitconfig_corp

This config should live in your personal laptop and in your work laptop.

Normally I include it via my .dotfiles (git repo) i.e. with a simple stow git away.

And we are done with our personal laptop.

Now, for the work laptop, create ~/.gitconfig_corp:

[includeIf "gitdir:~/Orgname/**"]
  path = .gitconfig_orgname

[includeIf "hasconfig:remote.*.url:git@github.com:orgname/**"]
  path = .gitconfig_orgname

# vim: ft=gitconfig

The corp config is conditionally included / used in the following scenarios:

1. whenever I am working on a git repository that lives within ~/Orgname
2. whenever the git remote of the repository I am working on is a git repository under the organization orgname

This config is usually included via my corp dotfiles (named .dotfiles_corp in git), which is a separate git repository. There’s no fiddling with git submodules: both git repositories are cloned and managed independently.

And now, last but not least, is the actual git config for work:

[user]
        name = Thiago Perrotta
        email = {work-email}

# vim: ft=gitconfig

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