https://github.com/nobitagit/git-name-changer

Change name and email of the author of a series of commits of a repo in git
https://github.com/nobitagit/git-name-changer

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Change name and email of the author of a series of commits of a repo in git

• Host: GitHub
• URL: https://github.com/nobitagit/git-name-changer
• Owner: nobitagit
• Created: 2019-02-16T21:51:17.000Z (over 7 years ago)
• Default Branch: master
• Last Pushed: 2020-12-14T23:45:05.000Z (over 5 years ago)
• Last Synced: 2025-09-07T21:32:00.433Z (10 months ago)
• Topics: git
• Language: Shell
• Homepage:
• Size: 6.84 KB
• Stars: 1
• Watchers: 1
• Forks: 0
• Open Issues: 0
• Metadata Files:
  • Readme: README.md

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# GIT name changer

Change name and email of all the commits of a repo.

WARNING: of course this is rewriting history, make sure you know what you are doing.

See https://www.git-tower.com/learn/git/faq/change-author-name-email

## Usage

Download:

```sh

curl https://raw.githubusercontent.com/nobitagit/git-name-changer/master/name_changer > name_changer

chmod +x name_changer

```

and execute the file from your target repo

```sh

$ ./name_changer

```

LICENSE: MIT