diff --git a/setup-scripts/user/git.sh b/setup-scripts/user/git.sh
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+#!/bin/sh
+
+git_config="${XDG_CONFIG_HOME:-$HOME/.config}/git/config"
+
+echo 'Configuring git ...'
+
+if [ -e "$git_config" ] || [ -e "$HOME/.gitconfig" ]; then
+	echo 'error:	git config already exists'
+	exit 1 
+fi
+
+echo 'What name will you be using for git?'
+read name
+
+echo 'What email will you be using for git?'
+read email
+
+echo '[credential]
+	helper = /usr/bin/pass-git-helper' >> "$HOME/.gitconfig" 
+git config --global user.email "$email"
+git config --global user.name "$name"
+
+mv "$HOME/.gitconfig" "$git_config"