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Asked: 2026-05-11T22:40:31+00:00

I removed my .gitconfig by accident. I added new identies by git add [file]

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I removed my .gitconfig by accident. I added new identies by

git add [file]
git remote ... [identity addition]

I am surprised when Git did not make a .gitconfig file which contain my secret tokens to my Home.

Git must have put the secret tokens elsewhere. However, I have not been able to find the location.

The reason for that the data is not at .gitconfig may that I have .gitconfig at my .gitignore -file.

Where does Git save the user’s secret tokens for github when they are not at Home’s .gitconfig?

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  1. Editorial Team

    GitHub uses SSH authentication so your tokens will be stored wherever your SSH client stores them. On Linux it would be under ~/.ssh.

    I think you might mean where does git store the configuration information about your remotes? Usually it’s not in your ~/.gitconfig. Usually it’s in the “config” file under the “.git” directory in the root of your project.

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