One nit though: There is no `--committer` flag for `git commit`, unless this has changed after the v2.28.0 release: ``` $ g commit -m message --committer someone@xxxxxxxxxxxx error: unknown option `committer' $ git --version git version 2.28.0 ``` On Fri, Aug 21, 2020 at 5:13 PM Junio C Hamano <gitster@xxxxxxxxx> wrote: > > Eric Sunshine <sunshine@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx> writes: > > > If `user.name` and `user.email` have not been configured and the > > user invokes: > > > > git commit --author=... > > > > without without specifying `--committer=`, then Git errors out > > with a message asking the user to configure `user.name` and > > `user.email` but doesn't tell the user which attribution was > > missing. This can be confusing for a user new to Git who isn't > > aware of the distinction between user, author, and committer. > > Give such users a bit more help by extending the error message to > > also say which attribution is expected. > > Much easier to read. Will steal. >
