Unable to auto-detect email address
I'm new to SmartGit. I can't commit through my repository, the message I'm receiving is:
Unable to auto-detect email address (got 'Arreane@Arreane-PC.(none)')
*** Please tell me who you are.
Run
git config --global user.email "[email protected]"
git config --global user.name "Your Name"
to set your account's default identity.
Omit --global to set the identity only in this repository
I'm using a different PC, but if I commit at home it commits and pushes perfectly, I don't know if this was the cause of the problem.
I've searched around and others say to edit the .git/config file, but I cannot find this file.
What am I missing?
Solution 1:
Well, the message is pretty much self-explanatory. You did not tell git what your name and email address is.
Open a command line and type:
git config --global user.email "[email protected]"
git config --global user.name "Your Name"
Of course you should enter your real name and email. Afterwards git knows who you are and is able to insert this information in your commits.
Seems like smartgit does not add the git binary to your path. You have to add its path to the PATH environment variable or first change to the corresponding directory. You can find a screencast here: http://blog.dragndream.com/?p=97
Solution 2:
If you are using sourcetree: Repository -> Repository Settings --> Advanced --> uncheck "Use global user settings" box
worked great for me.
Solution 3:
You can solve the problem with the global solution, but firstly I want to describe the solution for each project individually, cause of trustfully compatibility with most of Git clients and other implemented Git environments:
- Individual Solution
Go to the following location:
Local/repo/location/.git/
open "config" file there, and set your parameters like the example (add to the end of the file):
[user]
name = YOUR-NAME
email = YOUR-EMAIL-ADDRESS
- Global Solution
Open a command line and type:
git config --global user.email "[email protected]"
git config --global user.name "YOUR NAME"