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Add information about configuring Git author (#31)

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yadm reset --hard HEAD
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### While committing I got the message, _"Please tell me who you are"_. Why?
Whenever a Git commit is generated, Git requires information about the author of
the commit. This can be configured via the `git config` command. Usually the
best approach is to configure this information globally, and then manage your
global Git configuration via **yadm**. This allows the configuration to follow
you wherever your dotfiles live.
```
git config --global "user.email" "your-email@domain"
git config --global "user.name" "Your Name"
yadm add ~/.gitconfig
```
However, if you want commits to your **yadm** repo to use a different author,
you can configure these settings in the **yadm** repo itself.
```
yadm gitconfig "user.email" "alternate-email@domain"
yadm gitconfig "user.name" "Alternate Name"
```
Note: Configuring these settings directly in the **yadm** repo will require you
to configure it each time you clone the repo.
### How can I display untracked files with a `yadm status` command?
By default, **yadm** is configured to ignore untracked files when displaying a