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[PATCH] Fix settings in default_user_config template

From
Ossi Herrala <oherrala@gmail.com>
Date
Apr 17, 2015, 14:50 UTC
Message-ID
<1429282210-38538-1-git-send-email-oherrala@gmail.com>
The name (not user) and email setting should be in config section
"user" and not in "core" as documented in Documentation/config.txt.
---
 builtin/config.c | 4 ++--
 1 file changed, 2 insertions(+), 2 deletions(-)
diff --git a/builtin/config.c b/builtin/config.c
index d32c532..bfd3016 100644
--- a/builtin/config.c
+++ b/builtin/config.c
@@ -455,9 +455,9 @@ static char *default_user_config(void)
 	struct strbuf buf = STRBUF_INIT;
 	strbuf_addf(&buf,
 		    _("# This is Git's per-user configuration file.\n"
-		      "[core]\n"
+		      "[user]\n"
 		      "# Please adapt and uncomment the following lines:\n"
-		      "#	user = %s\n"
+		      "#	name = %s\n"
 		      "#	email = %s\n"),
 		    ident_default_name(),
 		    ident_default_email());
-- 
2.3.5
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Message 1 of 5 in “Fix settings in default_user_config template”
  1. Fix settings in default_user_config templateOssi Herrala, Apr 17, 2015
  2. Jeff KingApr 17, 2015
  3. Fix settings in default_user_config templateOssi Herrala, Apr 17, 2015
  4. Fix settings in default_user_config templateOssi Herrala, Apr 17, 2015
  5. Junio C HamanoApr 17, 2015

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