GitHub author: real name instead of user name -


when doing things via web interface of github such merging pull requests or working on gh-pages, author of commit is:

real name <email@address> 

but be

user name <email@address> 

is there way change this?

when working on local repo , push here, expected.

edit

here simple steps reproduce issue:

  • create new repo , mark checkbox generate readme.md file
  • clone repo
  • in local repo run "gitk" - notice real name used, not user name

here test repo (i delete again later): https://github.com/puce77/test

edit 2

or recommended use real name? reason? think user name unique real name might not. real names change more (eg. marriage) user names.

your username associates commits identity. set on local repository use following command:

git config user.name "your name" 

to set globally every repository on computer:

git config --global user.name "your name" 

all according documentation


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