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# source: https://www.git-tower.com/learn/git/faq/change-author-name-email | |
# Used this to transfer authorship from an old github account to a new one. | |
git filter-branch --env-filter ' | |
WRONG_EMAIL="wrong@example.com" | |
NEW_NAME="New Name Value" | |
NEW_EMAIL="correct@example.com" | |
if [ "$GIT_COMMITTER_EMAIL" = "$WRONG_EMAIL" ] | |
then | |
export GIT_COMMITTER_NAME="$NEW_NAME" | |
export GIT_COMMITTER_EMAIL="$NEW_EMAIL" | |
fi | |
if [ "$GIT_AUTHOR_EMAIL" = "$WRONG_EMAIL" ] | |
then | |
export GIT_AUTHOR_NAME="$NEW_NAME" | |
export GIT_AUTHOR_EMAIL="$NEW_EMAIL" | |
fi | |
' --tag-name-filter cat -- --branches --tags |
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