now GUIs do this

Author: schacon

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@@ -229,6 +229,8 @@ The first thing you should do when you install Git is to set your user name and
 
 Again, you need to do this only once if you pass the `--global` option, because then Git will always use that information for anything you do on that system. If you want to override this with a different name or e-mail address for specific projects, you can run the command without the `--global` option when you’re in that project.
 
+Many of the GUI tools will help you do this when you first run them as well.
+
 ==== Your Editor
 
 Now that your identity is set up, you can configure the default text editor that will be used when Git needs you to type in a message. By default, Git uses your system’s default editor, which is generally Vi or Vim. If you want to use a different text editor, such as Emacs, you can do the following: