Is there a way to have *no* default or some invalid default for the name/email -- something that will make git refuse to create a commit? For example, I'd be happy if I could put this in my global config: [user] name = "Eli Barzilay" email = "-" and then have git barf at me when I try to commit with these settings, since I prefer being forced to set the appropriate address for each repository rather than deal with the alternative confusion (or just accepting the limitations and always using the same name/email). [When I tried to see if it's possible I was surprised to see that git happily creates commits for "- <->" and even " <>".] -- ((lambda (x) (x x)) (lambda (x) (x x))) Eli Barzilay: http://barzilay.org/ Maze is Life! -- To unsubscribe from this list: send the line "unsubscribe git" in the body of a message to majordomo@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx More majordomo info at http://vger.kernel.org/majordomo-info.html