How can I delete git user property?

Question

I accidentally typed the following wrong git command.

git config --global user.mail [email protected]

and now I see an extra property when I type git config--list:

user.mail = "[email protected]"

How can i get rid of it?

possible duplicate of How can I remove an entry in global configuration with git config? — Tim
– Tim, Commented Mar 31, 2015 at 21:50

zakkak · Accepted Answer · 2015-03-31 21:54:56Z

7

git config --global --unset user.mail

From the man page

 --unset Remove the line matching the key from config file.

answered Mar 31, 2015 at 21:54

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