How to fix fatal: bad boolean config value in Git

fatal: bad boolean config value '=' for 'core.autocrlf'

# Show the value and its source file
git config --show-origin --get core.autocrlf

# Example output:
# file:/home/user/.gitconfig    =

git config --show-origin --get-all core.autocrlf

git config --show-origin --show-scope --get core.autocrlf

# Example output:
# global  file:/home/user/.gitconfig    =

# Unset the value
git config --global --unset core.autocrlf

# Verify it's removed
git config --global --get core.autocrlf
# Should return nothing

# Unset locally
git config --unset core.autocrlf

# On Linux/macOS
sudo git config --system --unset core.autocrlf

# On Windows (run as Administrator)
git config --system --unset core.autocrlf

# Unset all values for this key
git config --global --unset-all core.autocrlf

# CORRECT - no spaces around the value
git config --global core.autocrlf true

# CORRECT - alternative syntax with equals (no spaces)
git config --global core.autocrlf=true

# WRONG - equals sign becomes the value
git config --global core.autocrlf = true

# WRONG - quotes might be stored literally in some shells
git config --global core.autocrlf "true"

# WRONG - case matters in some contexts
git config --global core.autocrlf TRUE

git config --global --get core.autocrlf
# Should output: true

# Edit global config
git config --global --edit

# Or open directly
# Linux/macOS
nano ~/.gitconfig
# or
vim ~/.gitconfig

# Windows
notepad %USERPROFILE%\.gitconfig

# WRONG - has equals sign as value
[core]
    autocrlf = =

# WRONG - has null value
[commit]
    gpgsign = null

# WRONG - has quoted value
[http]
    sslverify = "false"

# CORRECT
[core]
    autocrlf = true
[commit]
    gpgsign = true
[http]
    sslverify = true

# Check for null values in common settings
git config --global --get commit.gpgsign
git config --global --get tag.forcesignannotated
git config --global --get user.signingkey

# If you want the feature disabled, unset it
git config --global --unset commit.gpgsign

# If you want the feature enabled, set it properly
git config --global commit.gpgsign true

git config --global --list | grep -i null

# Show all configs with their origins
git config --list --show-origin --show-scope

# Look for null values
git config --list | grep -i null

# Look for equals signs as values
git config --list | grep "= ="

# Look for quoted values (in config file)
grep -E '= ["']' ~/.gitconfig

# Remove entire section and re-add only what you need
git config --global --remove-section core
git config --global core.autocrlf true
git config --global core.editor "code --wait"
# Add other core settings as needed

# These should all work without errors
git status
git config --list
git log --oneline -5

# Check the value is correct
git config --show-origin --show-scope core.autocrlf

# Should show something like:
# global  file:/home/user/.gitconfig    true

cd your-repo
git status
git fetch

# CORRECT - value directly after the key
git config --global core.autocrlf true

# CORRECT - equals without spaces
git config --global core.autocrlf=false

# WRONG - spaces around equals
git config --global core.autocrlf = true

git config --list --show-origin | head -20

cp ~/.gitconfig ~/.gitconfig.backup

# This validates the value is a valid boolean
git config --global --type=bool core.autocrlf true