Post #2704254
2025-10-30 10:12 UTC
@nerdnz@cloudisland.nz The .mailmap solution is only visible for you, the git filter-branch solution is visible for everyone. And it is necessary far more often then when you change your name, because far more people change their e-mail address.
https://www.reddit.com/r/github/comments/12931oe/change_emailname_on_existing_commits/
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@nerdnz@cloudisland.nz 2025-10-30 19:05
@forthy42@mastodon.net2o.de No `.mailmap` is visible to everone, it's a file in the repo. It would be visible only for you if you didn't commit it It's true that it doesn't rewrite history, but in cases where rewriting history is not an option (commonly the case at work) then this is an option that doesn't require rewriting history It's not perfect, and has downsides. But it may be the best option available in many cases