Re: [PATCH v3 6/9] user-manual: Use 'git config --global user.*' for setup
On Sun, Feb 17, 2013 at 06:47:09PM -0800, Junio C Hamano wrote: +Which will adds the following to a file named `.gitconfig` in your s/adds/add/; Oops again :p. This change is SOB me. -- This email may be signed or encrypted with GnuPG (http://www.gnupg.org). For more information, see http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pretty_Good_Privacy signature.asc Description: OpenPGP digital signature
[PATCH v3 6/9] user-manual: Use 'git config --global user.*' for setup
From: W. Trevor King wk...@tremily.us A simple command line call is easier than spawning an editor, especially for folks new to ideas like the command line and text editors. This is also the approach suggested by 'git commit' if you try and commit without having configured user.name or user.email. Signed-off-by: W. Trevor King wk...@tremily.us --- Documentation/user-manual.txt | 18 +- 1 file changed, 13 insertions(+), 5 deletions(-) diff --git a/Documentation/user-manual.txt b/Documentation/user-manual.txt index a79b3e31..d9276d7 100644 --- a/Documentation/user-manual.txt +++ b/Documentation/user-manual.txt @@ -991,9 +991,16 @@ Developing with Git Telling Git your name - -Before creating any commits, you should introduce yourself to Git. The -easiest way to do so is to make sure the following lines appear in a -file named `.gitconfig` in your home directory: +Before creating any commits, you should introduce yourself to Git. +The easiest way to do so is to use linkgit:git-config[1]: + + +$ git config --global user.name 'Your Name Comes Here' +$ git config --global user.email 'y...@yourdomain.example.com' + + +Which will adds the following to a file named `.gitconfig` in your +home directory: [user] @@ -1001,8 +1008,9 @@ file named `.gitconfig` in your home directory: email = y...@yourdomain.example.com -(See the CONFIGURATION FILE section of linkgit:git-config[1] for -details on the configuration file.) +See the CONFIGURATION FILE section of linkgit:git-config[1] for +details on the configuration file. The file is plain text, so you can +also edit it with your favorite editor. [[creating-a-new-repository]] -- 1.8.1.336.g94702dd -- To unsubscribe from this list: send the line unsubscribe git in the body of a message to majord...@vger.kernel.org More majordomo info at http://vger.kernel.org/majordomo-info.html
Re: [PATCH v3 6/9] user-manual: Use 'git config --global user.*' for setup
W. Trevor King wk...@tremily.us writes: From: W. Trevor King wk...@tremily.us A simple command line call is easier than spawning an editor, especially for folks new to ideas like the command line and text editors. This is also the approach suggested by 'git commit' if you try and commit without having configured user.name or user.email. Signed-off-by: W. Trevor King wk...@tremily.us --- Documentation/user-manual.txt | 18 +- 1 file changed, 13 insertions(+), 5 deletions(-) This looks like a good 'maint' material that can be applied straight away there in preparation for 1.8.1.4 to me (modulo typo); reviewers watching from the sideline, please stop me if you see issues. diff --git a/Documentation/user-manual.txt b/Documentation/user-manual.txt index a79b3e31..d9276d7 100644 --- a/Documentation/user-manual.txt +++ b/Documentation/user-manual.txt @@ -991,9 +991,16 @@ Developing with Git Telling Git your name - -Before creating any commits, you should introduce yourself to Git. The -easiest way to do so is to make sure the following lines appear in a -file named `.gitconfig` in your home directory: +Before creating any commits, you should introduce yourself to Git. +The easiest way to do so is to use linkgit:git-config[1]: + + +$ git config --global user.name 'Your Name Comes Here' +$ git config --global user.email 'y...@yourdomain.example.com' + + +Which will adds the following to a file named `.gitconfig` in your s/adds/add/; +home directory: [user] @@ -1001,8 +1008,9 @@ file named `.gitconfig` in your home directory: email = y...@yourdomain.example.com -(See the CONFIGURATION FILE section of linkgit:git-config[1] for -details on the configuration file.) +See the CONFIGURATION FILE section of linkgit:git-config[1] for +details on the configuration file. The file is plain text, so you can +also edit it with your favorite editor. [[creating-a-new-repository]] -- To unsubscribe from this list: send the line unsubscribe git in the body of a message to majord...@vger.kernel.org More majordomo info at http://vger.kernel.org/majordomo-info.html
