how to log out of one Github account and use another account?

Question

I was using another github account to practice, and now I set up my own github account. I will be primarily using my own account from now on. My problem is that my computer

Answer 1

Thanks David Condrey.

For anyone having the same issue on Windows 10, the following worked for me. Only slightly different to the Apple Mac answer.

Using the git bash shell / command line, start an editor:

git config --global --edit

I had only a [user] section in this file. Your's may be different.

Add the following credential section and single line entry to the end of the file:

[credential]
  useHttpPath = true

Note it's credential, not credentials.

You don't need the helper = osxkeychain line, which is for Apple Macs.

Save and Exit the editor.

Now when you 'git push', a login dialogue window appears (but may be in the background). The Octocat icon appears in the taskbar.

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PS: Later, I found this had added a line to the global config and that the following command can be used instead:

git config --global  credential.usehttppath true