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Subject: Re: What shall we do with the GECOS field again?
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Nikolai Weibull <mailing-lists.git@rawuncut.elitemail.org> writes:

> If we stop using GECOS, then can we please start using $EMAIL (or
> perhaps use it regardless of whether we use GECOS or not)?  A lot of
> applications seem to look for $EMAIL and I think that it's universal
> enough for git to use it as well.  To me it seems that both
> GIT_AUTHOR_NAME, GIT_AUTHOR_EMAIL, GIT_COMMITTER_NAME, and
> GIT_COMMITTER_EMAIL can use it,...

I am not convinced $EMAIL is used as widely as you claim above
(could you give a list of applications please?), but if it is
that sounds like a sensible idea.