When we ask Git to take a snapshot of our code (also called committing), Git will record several pieces of information, such as the time and author of the commit. The information about the author is saved as Git configurations, which saves us from having to re-type them each time we commit.
By default, adding/updating the configuration would write to the local config file. However, since you are going to be the only person using your user account on your machine, it's better to set the user settings in the global configuration file:
$ git config --global user.name "Daniel Li"$ git config --global user.email "dan@danyll.com"
This will cause future commits to be, by default, identified as "Daniel Li" whose email address is ...
