Junio, > as "git config --help" says: > > * If the pattern ends with `/`, `**` will be automatically added. For > example, the pattern `foo/` becomes `foo/**`. In other words, it > matches "foo" and everything inside, recursively. > > and "~/colton/github/**" as a pattern would match the path to the > repository in question. That solved the issue. My email was in the subdirectory config files, but not having the `/` at the end of the path ruined it. Thank you so much for the help! Have a great day and weekend! Colton