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-rw-r--r--Documentation/user-manual.txt7
1 files changed, 3 insertions, 4 deletions
diff --git a/Documentation/user-manual.txt b/Documentation/user-manual.txt
index 03206c5344..c292b4d797 100644
--- a/Documentation/user-manual.txt
+++ b/Documentation/user-manual.txt
@@ -158,7 +158,7 @@ Making changes
Make sure git knows who to blame:
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-$ cat >~/.gitconfig <<\EOF
+$ cat >>~/.gitconfig <<\EOF
[user]
name = Your Name Comes Here
email = you@yourdomain.example.com
@@ -1049,14 +1049,13 @@ Telling git your name
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Before creating any commits, you should introduce yourself to git. The
-easiest way to do so is:
+easiest way to do so is to make sure the following lines appear in a
+file named .gitconfig in your home directory:
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-$ cat >~/.gitconfig <<\EOF
[user]
name = Your Name Comes Here
email = you@yourdomain.example.com
-EOF
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(See the "CONFIGURATION FILE" section of gitlink:git-config[1] for