Change GitHub Account username

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Aleksandar Savkov picture Aleksandar Savkov · Feb 8, 2012 · Viewed 117.2k times · Source

I want to change my account's user name on GitHub, but I can't find how to do it. Is this possible at all? To clarify, I'm not talking about the user.name parameter in a git repository, but the username of the actual GitHub account.

Answer

Sapan Diwakar picture Sapan Diwakar · Feb 8, 2012

Yes, it's possible. But first read, "What happens when I change my username?"

To change your username, click your profile picture in the top right corner, then click Settings. On the left side, click Account. Then click Change username.

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