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git reauthor — Change details about an author identity. Since this command rewrites the Git history, `--force` will
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git reauthor command: 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/main/Commands.md#git-reauthor>.Solution
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/main/Commands.md#git-reauthor>.Change an author's email and name across the whole Git repository:
git reauthor {{[-o|--old-email]}} {{old@example.com}} {{[-e|--correct-email]}} {{new@example.com}} {{[-n|--correct-name]}} "{{name}}"Change the email and name to the ones defined in the Git config:
git reauthor {{[-o|--old-email]}} {{old@example.com}} {{[-c|--use-config]}}Change the email and name of all commits, regardless of their original author:
git reauthor {{[-a|--all]}} {{[-e|--correct-email]}} {{name@example.com}} {{[-n|--correct-name]}} {{name}}Code Snippets
Change an author's email and name across the whole Git repository
git reauthor {{[-o|--old-email]}} {{old@example.com}} {{[-e|--correct-email]}} {{new@example.com}} {{[-n|--correct-name]}} "{{name}}"Change the email and name to the ones defined in the Git config
git reauthor {{[-o|--old-email]}} {{old@example.com}} {{[-c|--use-config]}}Change the email and name of all commits, regardless of their original author
git reauthor {{[-a|--all]}} {{[-e|--correct-email]}} {{name@example.com}} {{[-n|--correct-name]}} {{name}}Context
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