Git for Windows:
svemulapati@PC01BPSJ MINGW64 ~
$ git config --global --list
fatal: unable to read config file 'H://.gitconfig': No such file or directory
svemulapati@PC01BPSJ MINGW64 ~
$ cd
svemulapati@PC01BPSJ MINGW64 /h
$ cd c:
svemulapati@PC01BPSJ MINGW64 /c
$ git config --global --list
fatal: unable to read config file 'H://.gitconfig': No such file or directory
svemulapati@PC01BPSJ MINGW64 /c
$ git config --global [Link] "Sudeep Vemulapati"
svemulapati@PC01BPSJ MINGW64 /c
$ git config --global [Link] "svemulapati@[Link]"
svemulapati@PC01BPSJ MINGW64 /c
$ git config --global --list
[Link]=Sudeep Vemulapati
[Link]=svemulapati@[Link]
svemulapati@PC01BPSJ MINGW64 /c
$ cat ~/.gitconfig
[user]
name = Sudeep Vemulapati
email = svemulapati@[Link]