git should come out with a command called `git deadname-killer` that rewrites the history to search/replace commit author name
@SuricrasiaOnline github has a bash script on their site somewhere, but they really should make it easier
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@SuricrasiaOnline used to have one, not sure where it went though
git filter-repo is probably the more robust solution anyway, it can take a mailmap and rewrite history with it
@SuricrasiaOnline I have corrected deadnames and removed leaked committer & author PII from git multiple times now, but do not have such a one-liner. I have a couple to do now, so it's about time to write a script. There are multiple decisions & gotchas, which become apparent if you look at the names & dates in git log --pretty=fuller and consider the implications of changing every commit hash after the first commit you edit.
I'll post my script & a write-up here when I have it.
with git-filter-repo https://github.com/newren/git-filter-repo this should work
git filter-repo --mailmap <(echo "name <email>")
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cool fact: the person who added the .mailmap thing did it expressly for this!
@SuricrasiaOnline every Unix program should also come with a closet-handler so i can manage which names i see based on who’s around
@Lucretia-Matt @SuricrasiaOnline loosely related, when is gitlab going to actually start using the .mailmap file for contributors...?
if anyone has a oneliner for this it would be much appreciated