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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, |