Even if it is generally discouraged, you can modify Git configurations directly by editing the files. Git configuration files are quite easy to understand, so when you look on the internet for a particular configuration you want to set, it is not unusual to find just the right corresponding text lines; the only little foresight in such cases is to back up files before editing them, just in case you mess with them. In the following paragraphs, we will try to make some changes in this manner.