From 35e91dcb8bc224ba24b790f686abf79cf5426d12 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Robert Sirchia Date: Thu, 30 May 2024 13:13:13 -0400 Subject: [PATCH] Update CONTRIBUTE.md Minor update to the docs. Messed up the previous PR for this. Signed-off-by: Robert Sirchia --- CONTRIBUTING.md | 6 ++++++ 1 file changed, 6 insertions(+) diff --git a/CONTRIBUTING.md b/CONTRIBUTING.md index 7fef37948..8677d985e 100644 --- a/CONTRIBUTING.md +++ b/CONTRIBUTING.md @@ -66,6 +66,12 @@ Use your real name (sorry, no pseudonyms or anonymous contributions.) If you set your `user.name` and `user.email` git configs, you can sign your commit automatically with `git commit -s`. +The following command will update your git config with `user.email`: + +``` bash +git config --global user.email joe.smith@example.com +``` + Note: If your git config information is set properly then viewing the `git log` information for your commit will look something like this: