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Commit failed - exit code 128 received, with output: '*** Please tell me who you are.

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Created 6 years ago
Reactions:1
Comments:34 (5 by maintainers)

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shiftkeycommented, May 5, 2018

@steve3p0 it seems like you don’t have your Git configuration set for committing.

Try this:

From the File menu, select Options to open the options dialog
Select the Git tab and fill in your name and email
Click Save to store those settings
Try committing again

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teknic-devcommented, Aug 18, 2020

Same issue here. I had to manually click Save on the Git section of the Options panel - even though this was already populated and previously saved. Why there’s a separate Save button for this option is mysterious and confusing because the formatting of the Options panel looks like the Save button should save all options (as one would reasonably expect).