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git clone <repo> ~/.gitLib
echo "export PATH=$PATH:~/.gitLib/bin" >> ~/.bashrc
[ -e ~/.gitconfig ] && mv ~/.gitconfig{,.bak}
ln -s ~/.gitLib/gitconfig ~/.gitconfig
git config --global user.name <firstname lastname / organisation>
git config --global user.email <email@email.com>
Then verify differences between your old gitconfig (if you want reimport it) and the new one.