I'm getting this error when trying to set the global config:
$ git config --global user.name "Your Name Here"
error: could not lock config file /pathto/file/.gitconfig: No such file or directory
and the file .gitconfig is already exists, anyone have any ideas??
See if any of those tips help you:
Verify if there's some file called ~/.gitconfig.lock. If that's the case just delete it.
The file ~/.gitconfig belongs to you (use ls -la ~/.gitconfig to check). If it does not you can change the ownership using sudo chown <your_username>:<your_username> ~/.gitconfig
If none of these solves the problem you can always edit ~/.gitconfig using your favorite text editor. It is just a INI like file. An example:
$ cat ~/.gitconfig
[user]
name = my_username
email = [email protected]
[core]
editor = editor
pager = most
[color]
ui = auto
[merge]
conflictstyle = diff3
I am assuming the correct location is ~/.gitconfig. If that's not the case replace it with the correct path.
Hope it helps.
