From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Return-Path: X-Spam-Checker-Version: SpamAssassin 3.4.2 (2018-09-13) on dcvr.yhbt.net X-Spam-Level: X-Spam-ASN: AS31976 209.132.180.0/23 X-Spam-Status: No, score=-3.9 required=3.0 tests=AWL,BAYES_00,DKIM_SIGNED, DKIM_VALID,DKIM_VALID_AU,HEADER_FROM_DIFFERENT_DOMAINS, MAILING_LIST_MULTI,RCVD_IN_DNSWL_HI,RCVD_IN_MSPIKE_H3, RCVD_IN_MSPIKE_WL,SPF_HELO_NONE,SPF_NONE shortcircuit=no autolearn=ham autolearn_force=no version=3.4.2 Received: from vger.kernel.org (vger.kernel.org [209.132.180.67]) by dcvr.yhbt.net (Postfix) with ESMTP id B7CA71F466 for ; Mon, 20 Jan 2020 17:34:03 +0000 (UTC) Received: (majordomo@vger.kernel.org) by vger.kernel.org via listexpand id S1728709AbgATReC (ORCPT ); Mon, 20 Jan 2020 12:34:02 -0500 Received: from injection.crustytoothpaste.net ([192.241.140.119]:43058 "EHLO injection.crustytoothpaste.net" rhost-flags-OK-OK-OK-OK) by vger.kernel.org with ESMTP id S1726642AbgATRd5 (ORCPT ); Mon, 20 Jan 2020 12:33:57 -0500 Received: from camp.crustytoothpaste.net (unknown [IPv6:2001:470:b978:101:b610:a2f0:36c1:12e3]) (using TLSv1.2 with cipher ECDHE-RSA-CHACHA20-POLY1305 (256/256 bits)) (No client certificate requested) by injection.crustytoothpaste.net (Postfix) with ESMTPSA id 7CA04607F8; Mon, 20 Jan 2020 17:33:56 +0000 (UTC) DKIM-Signature: v=1; a=rsa-sha256; c=relaxed/simple; d=crustytoothpaste.net; s=default; t=1579541636; bh=1gz1uFStXA7Jkxdnj2K2/AYj2PxiwTkDuyF3nGcBeOE=; h=From:To:Cc:Subject:Date:In-Reply-To:References:From:Reply-To: Subject:Date:To:CC:Resent-Date:Resent-From:Resent-To:Resent-Cc: In-Reply-To:References:Content-Type:Content-Disposition; b=yOC9tuTk2hOPrZHN/IowSFiggVLdBaA7L1rYp0pIPiiAatGjoP75ombZbtgPotEBu FhDS1W9AxXUI/oD3IHqOVC/LmkkJPkjxOLvcE9qXKOPVFlS1GJLxSsSmnd2vJrRgr8 IGTYOChFfHKRmMDPbpuRpFvnRsxpfmpSt2jP+kPj984k4ScprN3WUglv7Bsr711aNE X42oL/cV8ffLWRGbncb0r/Idg+nvsJkPq9AhhrCVxcsFzCIEBAM1BpH9DPzSZY2Wxv MPYI5RsL+G34iOgz0iQ+HrXhAPux6OgiJm6ZbslTzeisb43/xJVlXTsBIQtx4FtJMi C/I2f+WM8VLKY+Lw6aAceHTFbQMWu3+YzSG5KiyNPO54z4NJ945EdnyBS4mbKUyW4k 0EF2mX0JWcThku9/EC6tAylszloza1Fjd1PSLJMD9dooxBWZEDF8U4GyB3stFUqkhI T5oS8E2nzKlwPVd7chYvpU82EwxYDSvIywqK0+8jZy8KlaJip7c From: "brian m. carlson" To: Cc: Junio C Hamano , Emily Shaffer Subject: [PATCH v4 3/5] doc: provide guidance on user.name format Date: Mon, 20 Jan 2020 17:33:41 +0000 Message-Id: <20200120173343.4102954-4-sandals@crustytoothpaste.net> X-Mailer: git-send-email 2.25.0.341.g760bfbb309 In-Reply-To: <20200120173343.4102954-1-sandals@crustytoothpaste.net> References: <20200120173343.4102954-1-sandals@crustytoothpaste.net> MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Transfer-Encoding: 8bit Sender: git-owner@vger.kernel.org Precedence: bulk List-ID: X-Mailing-List: git@vger.kernel.org It's a frequent misconception that the user.name variable controls authentication in some way, and as a result, beginning users frequently attempt to change it when they're having authentication troubles. Document that the convention is that this variable represents some form of a human's personal name, although that is not required. In addition, address concerns about whether Unicode is supported. Use the term "personal name" as this is likely to draw the intended contrast, be applicable across cultures which may have different naming conventions, and be easily understandable to people who do not speak English as their first language. Indicate that "some form" is conventionally used, as people may use a nickname or preferred name instead of a full legal name. Point users who may be confused about authentication to an appropriate configuration option instead. Provide a shortened form of this information in the configuration option description. Signed-off-by: brian m. carlson --- Documentation/config/user.txt | 7 ++++++- Documentation/git-commit.txt | 6 ++++++ 2 files changed, 12 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-) diff --git a/Documentation/config/user.txt b/Documentation/config/user.txt index a1f80e823c..f0edb06329 100644 --- a/Documentation/config/user.txt +++ b/Documentation/config/user.txt @@ -13,7 +13,12 @@ committer.email:: Also, all of these can be overridden by the `GIT_AUTHOR_NAME`, `GIT_AUTHOR_EMAIL`, `GIT_COMMITTER_NAME`, `GIT_COMMITTER_EMAIL` and `EMAIL` environment variables. - See linkgit:git-commit[1] for more information. ++ +Note that the `name` forms of these variables conventionally refer to +some form of a personal name. +See linkgit:git-commit[1] for more information on these settings and +the `credential.username` option if you're looking for authentication +credentials instead. user.useConfigOnly:: Instruct Git to avoid trying to guess defaults for `user.email` diff --git a/Documentation/git-commit.txt b/Documentation/git-commit.txt index 7b61c9ba79..13f653989f 100644 --- a/Documentation/git-commit.txt +++ b/Documentation/git-commit.txt @@ -475,6 +475,12 @@ variables, if set: (nb "<", ">" and "\n"s are stripped) +The author and committer names are by convention some form of a personal name +(that is, the name by which other humans refer to you), although Git does not +enforce or require any particular form. Arbitrary Unicode may be used, subject +to the constraints listed above. This name has no effect on authentication; for +that, see the `credential.username` variable in linkgit:git-config[1]. + In case (some of) these environment variables are not set, the information is taken from the configuration items `user.name` and `user.email`, or, if not present, the environment variable EMAIL, or, if that is not set,