diff --git a/_examples/config/main.go b/_examples/config/main.go
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+package main
+
+import (
+	"github.com/go-git/go-git/v5"
+	. "github.com/go-git/go-git/v5/_examples"
+
+	"github.com/go-git/go-git/v5/config"
+)
+
+// Example of how to:
+// - Access basic local (i.e. ./.git/config) configuration params
+// - Set basic local config params
+
+func main() {
+	Info("git init")
+	r, err := git.PlainInit(".", false)
+	CheckIfError(err)
+
+	// Load the configuration
+	cfg, err := r.Config()
+	CheckIfError(err)
+
+	Info("worktree is %s", cfg.Core.Worktree)
+
+	// Set basic local config params
+	cfg.Remotes["origin"] = &config.RemoteConfig{
+		Name: "origin",
+		URLs: []string{"https://github.com/git-fixtures/basic.git"},
+	}
+
+	Info("origin remote: %+v", cfg.Remotes["origin"])
+
+	cfg.User.Name = "Local name"
+
+	Info("custom.name is %s", cfg.User.Name)
+
+	// In order to save the config file, you need to call SetConfig
+	// After calling this go to .git/config and see the custom.name added and the changes to the remote
+	r.Storer.SetConfig(cfg)
+}