Hi Konstantin, Problem solved: The Git\bin dir wasn't on the path; additionally, I think my PATH environment string was getting too long. I fixed both problems and:
K:\>git config --global user.name "RLMuller" K:\> In other words: SUCCESS. Thanks for looking into my problem. Best wishes, Richard On Jan 8, 7:13 pm, RichardOnRails <richarddummymailbox58...@uscomputergurus.com> wrote: > Thanks for your response Konstantin, > > Following are several results from the Command window (it doesn't look > like it'll help you much): > > K:\>set GIT_TRACE=1 > > K:\>git config --global user.name "RLMuller" > The system cannot find the path specified. > What does '1 ' for GIT_TRACE mean? > If you want to trace into a file, then please set GIT_TRACE to an > absolute pathname (starting with /). > Defaulting to tracing on stderr... > trace: built-in: git 'config' '--global' 'user.name' 'RLMuller' > > K:\>trace: built-in: git 'config' '--global' 'user.name' 'RLMuller' > 'trace:' is not recognized as an internal or external command, > operable program or batch file. > > K:\>set GIT_TRACE=K:\Temp\ZZ_GitTrace.txt > > K:\>git config --global user.name "RLMuller" > The system cannot find the path specified. > > K:\>type K:\Temp\ZZ_GitTrace.txt > trace: built-in: git 'config' '--global' 'user.name' 'RLMuller' > > K:\> > > On Jan 8, 6:40 pm, Konstantin Khomoutov > > <flatw...@users.sourceforge.net> wrote: > > On Sat, Jan 08, 2011 at 03:28:19PM -0800, RichardOnRails wrote: > > > When I issue the following command in a Command window: > > > K:\>git config --global user.name "RichardOnRails" > > > I get the following response: > > > The system cannot find the path specified. > > > > I'm a Git nubie running Git 1.7.3.1 on WindowsXP-Pro/SP3. I can get > > > Git running with a "Git Gui" icon in my Start window. > > > > Any suggestions? > > > Try this: > > K:\> set GIT_TRACE=1 > > K:\> git config --global user.name "RichardOnRails" > > > and show what it prints out. -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Git for human beings" group. To post to this group, send email to git-us...@googlegroups.com. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to git-users+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/git-users?hl=en.
