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@@ -39,10 +39,17 @@ If `~/.extra` exists, it will be sourced along with the other files. You can use
 My `~/.extra` looks something like this:
 
 ```bash
+# PATH additions
+export PATH="~/bin:$PATH"
+
+# Git credentials
+# Not in the repository, to prevent people from accidentally committing under my name
 GIT_AUTHOR_NAME="Mathias Bynens"
 GIT_COMMITTER_NAME="$GIT_AUTHOR_NAME"
+git config --global user.name "$GIT_AUTHOR_NAME"
 GIT_AUTHOR_EMAIL="mathias@mailinator.com"
 GIT_COMMITTER_EMAIL="$GIT_AUTHOR_EMAIL"
+git config --global user.email "$GIT_AUTHOR_EMAIL"
 ```
 
 ### Sensible OS X defaults