https://github.com/sija/git-rewrite-author

CLI tool for rewriting author/committer history of a git repository
https://github.com/sija/git-rewrite-author

cli crystal git utility

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CLI tool for rewriting author/committer history of a git repository

• Host: GitHub
• URL: https://github.com/sija/git-rewrite-author
• Owner: Sija
• License: mit
• Created: 2019-06-10T19:00:49.000Z (over 5 years ago)
• Default Branch: master
• Last Pushed: 2023-10-12T15:43:15.000Z (about 1 year ago)
• Last Synced: 2023-10-14T14:14:44.013Z (about 1 year ago)
• Topics: cli, crystal, git, utility
• Language: Crystal
• Homepage:
• Size: 15.6 KB
• Stars: 0
• Watchers: 2
• Forks: 0
• Open Issues: 0
• Metadata Files:
  • Readme: README.md
  • License: LICENSE

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README

        
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Rewrite authorship information within a history of a git repository.

## Editing Past Commits Rewrites History!

> No matter how exactly we change the information of past commits, there's one thing to always keep in mind: if we do this, we are effectively rewriting commit history.

> This is nothing to take lightly: you will create new commit objects in this process, which can become a serious problem for your collaborators - because they might have already based new work on some of the original commits.

> Therefore, think twice before you rewrite your commit history!

Further reading:

- https://help.github.com/en/github/using-git/changing-author-info

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

## Installation

```console

$ make build

```

In order to use it system-wide you need to copy the resulting binary into

your preferred `bin` location (`/usr/local/bin` by default).

```console

$ make install [prefix=/usr/local/bin]

```

## Usage

```console

$ git rewrite-author [--committer] [--branches] [--tags] [--old-email ...] [--new-email ...] [--old-name ...] [--new-name ...] [cwd]

```

## Contributing

1. Fork it ()

2. Create your feature branch (`git checkout -b my-new-feature`)

3. Commit your changes (`git commit -am 'Add some feature'`)

4. Push to the branch (`git push origin my-new-feature`)

5. Create a new Pull Request

## Contributors

- [Sijawusz Pur Rahnama](https://github.com/Sija) - creator and maintainer