How to delete a github account in terminal

Question

I want to delete my original github account in terminal on my mac and switch to a new github account. How can I do that?

Answer 1

You can use the credential helper to erase your keychain entry by doing the following command in terminal:

$ git credential-osxkeychain erase
host=github.com
protocol=https
[Press Return]

To add your new account you can do the following commands:

git config --global user.name "YOUR NAME"
git config --global user.email "YOUR EMAIL ADDRESS"