Setting up Git User Name

Question

I’m following the instructions to setup Git at https://git-scm.com/book/en/v2/Getting-Started-First-Time-Git-Setup

The document states to run the following from the

Answer 1

$ stands for "prompt". You should'nt actually write it; its only purpose is to indicate where to begin the command.

You should write them separately.

git config --global user.name "John Doe"

(Press enter) then

git config --global user.email johndoe@example.com