Setting Up Git
-Last updated on 2023-11-20 | +
Last updated on 2024-05-28 | Edit this page
@@ -401,9 +401,9 @@Keeping your email private
If you elect to use a private email address with GitHub, then use
-that same email address for the user.email
value,
-e.g. username@users.noreply.github.com
replacing
-username
with your GitHub one.
+GitHub’s no-reply email address for the user.email
value.
+It looks like ID+username@users.noreply.github.com
. You can
+look up your own address in your GitHub email settings.
If you elect to use a private email address with GitHub, then use
-that same email address for the user.email
value,
-e.g. username@users.noreply.github.com
replacing
-username
with your GitHub one.
user.email
value.
+It looks like ID+username@users.noreply.github.com
. You can
+look up your own address in your GitHub email settings.