From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 From: Ryan Subject: Re: names using git config Date: Thu, 25 Jun 2009 10:16:56 +0530 Message-ID: <376636be0906242146h1d4c3b1q8c2e9af26f124af4@mail.gmail.com> References: <376636be0906240958l70c81b68g83340556f2bf4eca@mail.gmail.com> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1 Content-Transfer-Encoding: QUOTED-PRINTABLE Cc: git@vger.kernel.org To: Matthieu Moy X-From: git-owner@vger.kernel.org Thu Jun 25 06:47:34 2009 Return-path: Envelope-to: gcvg-git-2@gmane.org Received: from vger.kernel.org ([209.132.176.167]) by lo.gmane.org with esmtp (Exim 4.50) id 1MJgs0-0004MY-LS for gcvg-git-2@gmane.org; Thu, 25 Jun 2009 06:47:33 +0200 Received: (majordomo@vger.kernel.org) by vger.kernel.org via listexpand id S1753198AbZFYEqy convert rfc822-to-quoted-printable (ORCPT ); Thu, 25 Jun 2009 00:46:54 -0400 Received: (majordomo@vger.kernel.org) by vger.kernel.org id S1753123AbZFYEqy (ORCPT ); Thu, 25 Jun 2009 00:46:54 -0400 Received: from mail-yx0-f186.google.com ([209.85.210.186]:35520 "EHLO mail-yx0-f186.google.com" rhost-flags-OK-OK-OK-OK) by vger.kernel.org with ESMTP id S1750944AbZFYEqx convert rfc822-to-8bit (ORCPT ); Thu, 25 Jun 2009 00:46:53 -0400 Received: by yxe16 with SMTP id 16so137169yxe.33 for ; Wed, 24 Jun 2009 21:46:56 -0700 (PDT) DKIM-Signature: v=1; a=rsa-sha256; c=relaxed/relaxed; d=googlemail.com; s=gamma; h=domainkey-signature:mime-version:received:in-reply-to:references :date:message-id:subject:from:to:cc:content-type :content-transfer-encoding; bh=bgIgfPAHJDwBmg1ODg6Vx+P+9CNOL94SAc/tJ49pmrY=; b=HRDKbkqs+g4VKQ5Ee5b9h8merZ7ic1fZXBnozs802N0WntsKfuIO/yd/E88MrDRko8 XeTkDNbhJb60LjuPyLJDpPtYRaz5H7oWVJaJHOUqC8LlvYd1dgPzLsjlNwK4OpwBGo/k OR7bWCwEfxT9zZZ3V2T5gLh7FVQGkVjwnMBiE= DomainKey-Signature: a=rsa-sha1; c=nofws; d=googlemail.com; s=gamma; h=mime-version:in-reply-to:references:date:message-id:subject:from:to :cc:content-type:content-transfer-encoding; b=gNAHIxXWF56Z+wiGO/VsGSBCHBxfMRz6cnL93/tH3rPPwFkDI3vP1mi/1jBblYE4+M +vWnezTas/yoX2DM7Yayv4q3cm8vwt6U5exSncRW6QkBDy/wC1JWS8fwIuoCxj+YwDS4 NOibr8sJx1AED1WEI3QmDNiopGG1F/OAqYFK4= Received: by 10.231.17.12 with SMTP id q12mr718455iba.55.1245905216130; Wed, 24 Jun 2009 21:46:56 -0700 (PDT) In-Reply-To: Sender: git-owner@vger.kernel.org Precedence: bulk List-ID: X-Mailing-List: git@vger.kernel.org Archived-At: Hi, Thank you for your response. 1) git config user.name 'Matthieu M. Moy' Works 2) git config user.name 'Matthieu M.' does not Probably, Name cannot end in a '.' . in git config user.name Regards, Ryan W. On Wed, Jun 24, 2009 at 10:36 PM, Matthieu Moy wr= ote: > Ryan writes: > >> How do i select a Name which ends in a dot something like Ryan W. >> Philips in Git using =A0git config user.name >> >> Because when i do that "Ryan W. Philips" It just comes and Ryan W >> Philips in git log when i add a commit. > > Can't reproduce here: > > $ mkdir git > $ cd git/ > $ git init > Initialized empty Git repository in /tmp/git/.git/ > $ git config user.name 'Matthieu M. Moy' > $ cat .git/config > [core] > =A0 =A0 =A0 =A0repositoryformatversion =3D 0 > =A0 =A0 =A0 =A0filemode =3D true > =A0 =A0 =A0 =A0bare =3D false > =A0 =A0 =A0 =A0logallrefupdates =3D true > [user] > =A0 =A0 =A0 =A0name =3D Matthieu M. Moy > $ touch foo; git add foo > $ git commit -m "foo" > [master (root-commit) 6814174] foo > =A00 files changed, 0 insertions(+), 0 deletions(-) > =A0create mode 100644 foo > $ git log > commit 681417491423260ad13c3fb59c28fc96a68bf4f9 > Author: Matthieu M. Moy > Date: =A0 Wed Jun 24 19:05:43 2009 +0200 > > =A0 =A0foo > $ git version > git version 1.6.3.rc1.35.gabb3a > $ > > -- > Matthieu >