Function: git-commit-get-ident

git-commit-get-ident is a natively compiled function defined in git-commit.el.

Signature

(git-commit-get-ident &optional PROMPT)

Documentation

Return name and email of the user or read another name and email.

If PROMPT and current-prefix-arg are both non-nil, read name and email using git-commit-read-ident (which see), otherwise return name and email of the current user (you).

Aliases

git-commit-self-ident

Source Code

;; Defined in /nix/store/irvbdy0zra0dn8fpd008f32x5ix6qm5v-emacs-packages-deps/share/emacs/site-lisp/elpa/magit-20261005.508/git-commit.el
(defun git-commit-get-ident (&optional prompt)
  "Return name and email of the user or read another name and email.
If PROMPT and `current-prefix-arg' are both non-nil, read name
and email using `git-commit-read-ident' (which see), otherwise
return name and email of the current user (you)."
  (if (and prompt current-prefix-arg)
      (git-commit-read-ident prompt)
    (list (or (getenv "GIT_AUTHOR_NAME")
              (getenv "GIT_COMMITTER_NAME")
              (with-demoted-errors "Error running 'git config user.name': %S"
                (magit-get "user.name"))
              user-full-name
              (read-string "Name: "))
          (or (getenv "GIT_AUTHOR_EMAIL")
              (getenv "GIT_COMMITTER_EMAIL")
              (getenv "EMAIL")
              (with-demoted-errors "Error running 'git config user.email': %S"
                (magit-get "user.email"))
              (read-string "Email: ")))))