[PATCH v2 09/15] 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 8bf37b3..e2e0c86 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 add the following stanza 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 v2 09/15] 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(-) diff --git a/Documentation/user-manual.txt b/Documentation/user-manual.txt index 8bf37b3..e2e0c86 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 add the following stanza to a file named `.gitconfig` in +your home directory: Looks good, even though I do not think we would want/need to confuse the readers with an unfamiliar word stanza. @@ -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
Re: [PATCH v2 09/15] user-manual: Use 'git config --global user.*' for setup
On Sun, Feb 10, 2013 at 02:12:05PM -0800, Junio C Hamano wrote: +Which will add the following stanza to a file named `.gitconfig` in +your home directory: Looks good, even though I do not think we would want/need to confuse the readers with an unfamiliar word stanza. Aw. I suppose section is better? (It's what Python's ConfigParser uses anyway). I saw stanza in another part of the manual and thought it was quite poetic ;). -- 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
Re: [PATCH v2 09/15] user-manual: Use 'git config --global user.*' for setup
W. Trevor King wk...@tremily.us writes: On Sun, Feb 10, 2013 at 02:12:05PM -0800, Junio C Hamano wrote: +Which will add the following stanza to a file named `.gitconfig` in +your home directory: Looks good, even though I do not think we would want/need to confuse the readers with an unfamiliar word stanza. Aw. I suppose section is better? (It's what Python's ConfigParser uses anyway). I saw stanza in another part of the manual and thought it was quite poetic ;). How about not saying anything and say adds the following? -- 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
