README: add info on setting your username/email address.

1 files changed, 15 insertions, 4 deletions

diff --git a/README b/README
index 1e3d57e..2d0cbd5 100644
--- a/README
+++ b/README
@@ -192,10 +192,21 @@ mp -s <= builds the package and all dependencies
 # a new iso or installing the package).
 
 # In order to make your source change(s) available to others, you will have
-# to commit your change(s) to your local copy of the LinHES-PKGBUILD repo
-# (git commit -a -m "commit message") and then push the change(s) to the
-# public repo (git push).
-#
+# to commit your change(s) to your local copy of the LinHES-PKGBUILD repo.
+# If this is your first time using the git command, set up your user name
+# and email address (You only need to do this once, not every time):
+
+  git config --global user.name "Your Name"
+  git config --global user.email "you@yourdomain.com"
+
+# Next, commit your changes to your local LinHES-PKGBUILD repo:
+
+  git commit -a -m "commit message"
+
+# and then push the change(s) to the public repo:
+
+  git push
+
 # In order to make your new package(s) available to others, you will need to
 # upload changed packages using kmsync.sh: