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Git: reset author for ALL commits
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git-reset-author.sh
#!/bin/sh
# Credits: http://stackoverflow.com/a/750191
git filter-branch -f --env-filter "
GIT_AUTHOR_NAME='Newname'
GIT_AUTHOR_EMAIL='new@email'
GIT_COMMITTER_NAME='Newname'
GIT_COMMITTER_EMAIL='new@email'
" HEAD
@snimavat
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Works good, except merge commits, where it still shows the another user

@jbcr
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jbcr commented Oct 28, 2024

Work fine. Thank you.

@brightdev124
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Good, really be helpful!

@amosshi
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amosshi commented Jun 17, 2025

We love this script, thank you 💯

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