doc: Improve the instructions regarding guix git authenticate.

* doc/contributing.texi (Building from Git): Instruct the user to fetch
the 'keyring' branch. Fix a typo.

Signed-off-by: Leo Famulari <leo@famulari.name>
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@ -42,13 +42,14 @@ git clone https://git.savannah.gnu.org/git/guix.git
@cindex authentication, of a Guix checkout @cindex authentication, of a Guix checkout
How do you ensure that you obtained a genuine copy of the repository? How do you ensure that you obtained a genuine copy of the repository?
To do that, run @command{guix git authenticate}, passing if the commit To do that, run @command{guix git authenticate}, passing it the commit
and OpenPGP fingerprint of the @dfn{channel introduction} and OpenPGP fingerprint of the @dfn{channel introduction}
(@pxref{Invoking guix git authenticate}): (@pxref{Invoking guix git authenticate}):
@c The commit and fingerprint below must match those of the channel @c The commit and fingerprint below must match those of the channel
@c introduction in '%default-channels'. @c introduction in '%default-channels'.
@example @example
git fetch origin keyring:keyring
guix git authenticate 9edb3f66fd807b096b48283debdcddccfea34bad \ guix git authenticate 9edb3f66fd807b096b48283debdcddccfea34bad \
"BBB0 2DDF 2CEA F6A8 0D1D E643 A2A0 6DF2 A33A 54FA" "BBB0 2DDF 2CEA F6A8 0D1D E643 A2A0 6DF2 A33A 54FA"
@end example @end example