fatal: bad config file line 1 in /home/trx/.gitconfig

Question

I know this question has been asked a million times, but my ~/.gitconfig consists of only two lines, that are character correct with the tutorial.

git config --global user.name "trx"
git config --global user.email [email protected]

What could be the issue here?

Answer 1

This is my ~/.gitconfig:

[user]
    name = Luigi R. Viggiano
    email = luigi.viggiano@...
[color]
    ui = true
[merge]
    tool = p4merge
[diff]
    tool = p4merge
[push]
    default = simple

your ~/.gitconfig is not in the correct format.

You don't need to put the commands:

git config --global user.name "trx"
git config --global user.email [email protected]

in a file... you need to type them at the terminal.

Delete your ~/.gitconfig and manipulate it using the git config command at the terminal, as explained in the tutorial.

Answer 2

These git config lines are commands that you should run, not the contents for the config file.