diff --git a/intermediate/index.md b/intermediate/index.md
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@@ -40,8 +40,8 @@ Establish important and useful settings for efficient command line use.
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 ```
-git config user.name "Your Name"
-git config user.email "Email Address"
+git config --global user.name "Your Name"
+git config --global user.email "Email Address"
 ```
 
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@@ -49,8 +49,8 @@ git config user.email "Email Address"
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 ```bash
-git config color.ui auto
-git config core.autocrlf [input|true]
+git config --global color.ui auto
+git config --global core.autocrlf [input|true]
 ```
 
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@@ -58,7 +58,7 @@ git config core.autocrlf [input|true]
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 ```bash
-git config core.editor
+git config --global core.editor
 ```
 
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@@ -84,10 +84,10 @@ These are the very first Git elements often suggested to set. If not set, Git wi
 To see the current settings, individually query two configuration values:
 
 ```shell
-$ git config user.name
+$ git config --global user.name
 Firstname Lastname
 
-$ git config user.email
+$ git config --global user.email
 someaccount@example.com
 ```