diff --git a/copy/.gitconfig.local b/copy/.gitconfig.local
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..c77136f63b
--- /dev/null
+++ b/copy/.gitconfig.local
@@ -0,0 +1,3 @@
+[user]
+  name = Ben Alman
+  email = EMAIL
diff --git a/copy/.gitconfig b/link/.gitconfig
similarity index 96%
rename from copy/.gitconfig
rename to link/.gitconfig
index b57b06c3f0..05874472e1 100644
--- a/copy/.gitconfig
+++ b/link/.gitconfig
@@ -1,6 +1,5 @@
-[user]
-  name = Ben Alman
-  email = EMAIL
+[include]
+  path = .gitconfig.local
 [core]
   autocrlf = input
   whitespace = fix,space-before-tab,tab-in-indent,trailing-space