User management and pairing for Git
Switch to fully-qalified users
$ git su 'Joseph Porter KCB <jporter@example.com>'
Switched local user to Joseph Porter KCB <jporter@example.com>
Switch to configured users by initials
$ git su jp
Switched local user to Joseph Porter KCB <jporter@example.com>
or by part of their name
$ git su straw
Switched local user to Raphe Rackstraw <rrack@example.com>
To clear all Git users
$ git su --clear
Clearing all users from Git config
To add a user to Gitsu (the user will be saved in ~/.gitsu)
$ git su --add 'Raphe Rackstraw <rrack@example.com>'
User 'Raphe Rackstraw <rrack@example.com>' added to users
You can also add users manually to ~/.gitsu in the following format:
jporter@example.com: Sir Joseph Porter KCB
rrack@example.com: Raphe Rackstraw
Show current Git users in all scopes
$ git su
Current user: Raphe Rackstraw <rrack@example.com>
Local: Raphe Rackstraw <rrack@github.com>
Global: Raphe Rackstraw <rrack@example.com>
System: (none)
Show the current Git users in specified scopes (simplified output for use in scripts)
$ git su --local --global
Raphe Rackstraw <rrack@myproject.example.com>
Raphe Rackstraw <rrack@mycompany.example.com>
Show the current Git user that Git would use to commit
$ git whoami
Raphe Rackstraw <rrack@example.com>
Gitsu supports Git's configuration scopes: local (current repository), global (current OS user), and system (everyone on the system). As with Git, if you don't specify a scope, local scope is assumed.
To change the user for a specific scope
$ git su joe --system
Switched system user to Joseph Porter KCB <jporter@example.com>
To clear the user for a specific scope
$ git su --clear --global
Clearing Git user in global scope
To display the options available for Gitsu
$ git su --help
To list all the users Gitsu knows about
$ git su --list
Joseph Porter KCB <joe@example.com>
John Galt <john@example.com>
To open the Gitsu config file in an editor (the same one Git uses)
$ git su --edit