git-reauthor
Change details about an author identity. Since this command rewrites the Git history, --force will be needed when pushing next time. Part of git-extras. More information: <https://github.com/tj/git-extras/blob/master/Commands.md#git-reauthor>.
Install
- All systems
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curl cmd.cat/git-reauthor.sh
- Debian
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apt-get install git-extras
- Ubuntu
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apt-get install git-extras
- Kali Linux
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apt-get install git-extras
- Fedora
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dnf install git-extras
- Windows (WSL2)
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sudo apt-get update
sudo apt-get install git-extras
- OS X
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brew install git-extras
- Raspbian
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apt-get install git-extras
- Dockerfile
- dockerfile.run/git-reauthor
Change details about an author identity. Since this command rewrites the Git history, --force will be needed when pushing next time. Part of git-extras. More information: <https://github.com/tj/git-extras/blob/master/Commands.md#git-reauthor>.
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Change an author's email and name across the whole Git repository:
git reauthor --old-email [email protected] --correct-email [email protected] --correct-name "name"
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Change the email and name to the ones defined in the Git config:
git reauthor --old-email [email protected] --use-config
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Change the email and name of all commits, regardless of their original author:
git reauthor --all --correct-email [email protected] --correct-name name
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