@calebwherry pointed out the fix for this -- without thinking, I had
reflexively entered "--global" when setting up the git config, even
though this is supposed to be config values for the temporary repo. I
removed the "--global" flag and moved these commands aftergit init
because otherwise they would not have a .git/config upon which to
operate.
@calebwherry pointed out the fix for this -- without thinking, I had reflexively entered "--global" when setting up the git config, even though this is supposed to be config values for the temporary repo. I removed the "--global" flag and moved these commands after
git initbecause otherwise they would not have a.git/configupon which to operate.