Config Sync git config To sync the local repository and the .gitconfig use: Unix/Linux: ln ./git-config/.gitconfig .gitconfig Windows: mklink .gitconfig ./git-config/.gitconfig Reference: https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/windows-server/administration/windows-commands/mklink https://stackoverflow.com/questions/48021975/linux-command-for-rmdir-and-mklink http://manpages.ubuntu.com/manpages/xenial/man1/ln.1.html