From: Johannes Schindelin Date: Wed, 29 Nov 2006 10:09:42 GMT Subject: Re: [PATCH] Add --bool and --int to the OPTIONS section Message-ID: In-Reply-To: <200611290825.40953.andyparkins@gmail.com> Hi, On Wed, 29 Nov 2006, Andy Parkins wrote: > Signed-off-by: Andy Parkins > --- You might want to use a more-to-the-point subject, and move this into the commit message: > I did look for just such an option, but didn't find it because it wasn't > in the OPTIONS list of the git-repo-config man page. If there is an > OPTIONS section it should include all options, otherwise it's no use as > a quick reference. And this belongs into another mail: > Your template commit message is an excellent idea, but I don't like the idea > of simply hard coding sign off line into it; it means that there are then two > locations in the .git tree that I'd have to edit to change my name. > [...] But to answer your concern: you would do this as a hook, which is a script in which you do not put your name directly. Rather, this script gets the current author name by calling either git-var or git-repo-config. Ciao, Dscho