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Get a user's name from git config at the project or global scope, depending on what git uses in the current context.
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# git-user-name [](https://www.npmjs.com/package/git-user-name) [](https://npmjs.org/package/git-user-name) [](https://npmjs.org/package/git-user-name) [](https://travis-ci.org/jonschlinkert/git-user-name)
> Get a user's name from git config at the project or global scope, depending on what git uses in the current context.
Please consider following this project's author, [Jon Schlinkert](https://github.com/jonschlinkert), and consider starring the project to show your :heart: and support.
## Install
Install with [npm](https://www.npmjs.com/):
```sh
$ npm install --save git-user-name
```
## Usage
```js
var userName = require('git-user-name');
console.log(userName());
//=> jonschlinkert
```
## About
<details>
<summary><strong>Contributing</strong></summary>
Pull requests and stars are always welcome. For bugs and feature requests, [please create an issue](../../issues/new).
</details>
<details>
<summary><strong>Running Tests</strong></summary>
Running and reviewing unit tests is a great way to get familiarized with a library and its API. You can install dependencies and run tests with the following command:
```sh
$ npm install && npm test
```
</details>
<details>
<summary><strong>Building docs</strong></summary>
_(This project's readme.md is generated by [verb](https://github.com/verbose/verb-generate-readme), please don't edit the readme directly. Any changes to the readme must be made in the [.verb.md](.verb.md) readme template.)_
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### Related projects
You might also be interested in these projects:
* [git-branch](https://www.npmjs.com/package/git-branch): Get the current branch for a local git repository. | [homepage](https://github.com/jonschlinkert/git-branch "Get the current branch for a local git repository.")
* [git-config-path](https://www.npmjs.com/package/git-config-path): Resolve the path to the user's local or global .gitconfig. | [homepage](https://github.com/jonschlinkert/git-config-path "Resolve the path to the user's local or global .gitconfig.")
* [git-repo-name](https://www.npmjs.com/package/git-repo-name): Get the repository name from the git remote origin URL. | [homepage](https://github.com/jonschlinkert/git-repo-name "Get the repository name from the git remote origin URL.")
* [git-user-email](https://www.npmjs.com/package/git-user-email): Get the email address of the current user from git config. | [homepage](https://github.com/jonschlinkert/git-user-email "Get the email address of the current user from git config.")
* [git-username](https://www.npmjs.com/package/git-username): Get the username from a git remote origin URL. | [homepage](https://github.com/jonschlinkert/git-username "Get the username from a git remote origin URL.")
* [parse-git-config](https://www.npmjs.com/package/parse-git-config): Parse `.git/config` into a JavaScript object. sync or async. | [homepage](https://github.com/jonschlinkert/parse-git-config "Parse `.git/config` into a JavaScript object. sync or async.")
### Contributors
| **Commits** | **Contributor** |
| --- | --- |
| 19 | [jonschlinkert](https://github.com/jonschlinkert) |
| 3 | [noyobo](https://github.com/noyobo) |
### Author
**Jon Schlinkert**
* [github/jonschlinkert](https://github.com/jonschlinkert)
* [twitter/jonschlinkert](https://twitter.com/jonschlinkert)
### License
Copyright © 2017, [Jon Schlinkert](http://github.com/https://github.com/jonschlinkert).
Released under the [MIT License](LICENSE).
***
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