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config commands not working _Noobe question

Subject: config commands not working _Noobe question

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2 messages between Jun 22, 2015 and Jun 23, 2015.

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Greg Ledger· Jun 22, 2015, 23:31 UTC · lore

after adding git config ‹global user.name Greg Ledger and git config ‹global user.email gledger@glcdelivers.com, when I run: source ~/.gitconfig I get

-bash: [user]: command not found -bash: name: command not found -bash: email: command not found -bash: [color]: command not found -bash: ui: command not found

What gives? (I had to download xcode tools before I could do my first git init

Greg Ledger Web Developer & E-Marketing Specialist | GLC 847.205.3125 gledger@glcdelivers.com www.glcdelivers.com <http://www.glcdelivers.com>

Christian Couder· Jun 23, 2015, 03:05 UTC · re: Greg Ledger · lore

Re: config commands not working _Noobe question

On Tue, Jun 23, 2015 at 1:31 AM, Greg Ledger <gledger@glcdelivers.com> wrote:

> after adding git config ‹global user.name Greg Ledger and git config
> ‹global user.email gledger@glcdelivers.com, when I run:
> source ~/.gitconfig

The ~/.gitconfig file is not a shell script. You should not source it. It is a text file that is read by Git commands when those commands are run.