From: Markus Heidelberg <markus.heidelberg@web.de>
Date: Wed, 21 Jan 2009 18:55:47 GMT
Subject: Re: [PATCH 1/2] user-manual: Simplify the user configuration.
Message-ID: <200901211955.47362.markus.heidelberg@web.de>
In-Reply-To: <1232561365-5919-1-git-send-email-felipe.contreras@gmail.com>

Felipe Contreras, 21.01.2009:
> +++ b/Documentation/user-manual.txt
> @@ -981,13 +981,11 @@ 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:
> +easiest way is to use the linkgit:git-config[1] command:
>  
>  ------------------------------------------------
> -[user]
> -	name = Your Name Comes Here
> -	email = you@yourdomain.example.com
> +$ git config user.name "Your Name Comes Here"
> +$ git config user.email you@yourdomain.example.com

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Markus