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--globalcan be removed if you want to setup only the current repository.

Note: if you already made a commit without configuring git properly, you can amend the last commit with:

git commit --amend --author="John Doe <john@doe.org>" --no-edit

Also add the Apache NetBeans project as your upstream in order to submit PRs:

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After submission (and certainly after someone starts reviewing the PR) you shouldn't touch the PR's history (unless instructed to do so).

Keeping your own fork in sync with Apache GitHub repo

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