Ah, silly me. Maybe also post which version of Git you are using, and whether you're on windows.
You can also just jump around the problem and just edit the .gitconfig file manually: [user] name = You Name email = y...@email.com -- 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-users@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.