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--- writeandsubmitpatch [2010/03/11 22:33] – glaubitz
+++ writeandsubmitpatch [2013/05/16 11:39] – [Checking out the git repository] glaubitz
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 All these tasks can be performed with git, except, of course, you
 still need an editor to make your changes to the source.
+===== Preparing git =====
+Make sure that your environment variables set your email address correctly (environment variable //EMAIL//).
+If you do not want to use the same address for //git// as your regular address in the Unix system,
+then just set the environment variables for //git//. For example, in your .bashrc, add:
+<code>
+export GIT_AUTHOR_NAME="Your Name"
+export GIT_AUTHOR_EMAIL="Yourmail@Yourdomain"
+</code>
+This will make sure that all your patches are signed with your name as author and your email
+address. It is important to use your real name here and provide a working email address. Otherwise
+we cannot likely accept your patches.
 ===== Checking out the git repository =====
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 <code>
-git clone git://z6.physik.fu-berlin.de/linux-minidisc
+git clone git://z6.physik.fu-berlin.de/linux-minidisc.git
 </code>