What this page is for

Git Identity Error is for Git refuses to commit because username or email identity is missing. Use this page when the problem is specific and repeatable, not when you only have a vague feeling that Termux is broken for Git Identity Error.

Work on Git Identity Error only after you can point to the exact clue in the terminal or browser output. For this guide, the main clues are git, identity, push, email, and the page description is: Fix please tell me who you are, unable to auto-detect email address, git config user.name, and user.email errors in Termux.

Signs you are on the right page

The same problem returns after a normal retry and it matches this topic: Git refuses to commit because username or email identity is missing.
The output mentions git, identity, push, email, or the failure happens immediately after a command connected to Git Identity Error.
You can reproduce the Git Identity Error problem with one short test command instead of launching the whole project again.
Set identity once, then retry the commit without changing repository files.

Why it happens in Termux

Git Identity Error belongs to the Git and repository state layer. In Termux, that layer can change because Android paths, package state, working folders, cached browser files, or Git settings are not shared the way they are on a desktop Linux system for Git Identity Error.

For Git Identity Error, look for git, identity, push, email in the first useful output line. That line decides whether you should fix a path, dependency, permission, port, or repository setting for Git Identity Error.
Git has not been told which user.name and user.email to use for commits for Git Identity Error.
GitHub requires a token or SSH key; the normal account password is not accepted for command-line pushes for Git Identity Error.
Local edits and remote edits touched the same files, so pull or push needs a careful merge path for Git Identity Error.

Copyable command

Run this from the folder that belongs to Git Identity Error. Replace placeholder names before pressing Enter.

git config --global user.name "dedsec1121fk"
git config --global user.email "you@example.com"
git config --global --list
git commit -m "Update project"

How to read the output

git config --global user.name "dedsec1121fk" — Stores the Git identity or setting used by later commits.
git config --global user.email "you@example.com" — Stores the Git identity or setting used by later commits.
git config --global --list — Stores the Git identity or setting used by later commits.
git commit -m "Update project" — Runs a focused check for Git Identity Error; compare its output with the symptom before changing anything else.

Fix it in this order

Copy the exact Git Identity Error message before changing anything. Keep the command, folder, and first useful error line together.
Run only the diagnostic part of the command block. If it fails early, do not continue to the later lines yet.
Fix the layer named by the first useful output line: path, permission, package, Python environment, Git state, or browser URL for Git Identity Error.
Retest with the shortest command that originally failed. Do not restart the whole project until the small test works.
When it works, write down the final command in your notes or README so the same Git Identity Error problem is easier next time.

Common mistakes

Jumping from Git Identity Error to a full reinstall even though one smaller check can identify the failing layer.
Trying to push before checking git status.
Using a GitHub password where a token or SSH key is required.
Deleting the repository to escape a conflict before making a backup zip for Git Identity Error.

Before you leave the page

The original Git Identity Error output should be gone, shorter, or replaced by a different and more specific error.
You should know which folder you were in and which command changed the result for Git Identity Error.
You should have a backup before deleting files, overwriting repositories, or changing working scripts for Git Identity Error.

Guide did not solve it?

If Git still blocks you, use the Store and send git status, the exact push/pull/clone command, and the first authentication or merge error shown for Git Identity Error. Mention that the page you tried was: Git Identity Error.

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