X-Git-Url: https://git.notmuchmail.org/git?a=blobdiff_plain;f=tour.mdwn;h=2b10eb83de8ff4ec901b9044c2ad09f9cef13129;hb=3572fb5aed27d968d016d2cdce92b1f715f1e7a2;hp=bbfbcfbfe4b1cc37bfee77e8e8855e3f385f9e7a;hpb=af6be6371e7f82ddccfb2f59919d3a770d531de2;p=hgbook-git diff --git a/tour.mdwn b/tour.mdwn index bbfbcfb..2b10eb8 100644 --- a/tour.mdwn +++ b/tour.mdwn @@ -574,7 +574,7 @@ what git knows about the files in the repository. no changes added to commit (use "git add" and/or "git commit -a") First "git status" tells us that the current branch is "master". This -means that the master branch is what will be updatea when we create a +means that the master branch is what will be updated when we create a new commit. Note: In git a branch is a very simple notion---it's simply a name @@ -625,10 +625,11 @@ do this. #### 2.7.1 Introducing yourself to git -Before we run "git commit" though, we should introduce ourself to git. -Git records your name and address with each change that you commit, -(as both author and committer unless you tell it otherwise), so that -you and others will later be able to tell who made each change. +Before you run "git commit" though, you should introduce yourself to +git. Git records your name and email address with each change that +you commit, (as both author and committer unless you tell it +otherwise), so that you and others will later be able to tell who made +each change. Git tries to automatically figure out a sensible name and address to attribute to both author and committer if you haven't explicitly told