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Re: Inconsistent names in `git shortlog`

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Jeff King <peff@peff.net>
Date
Apr 25, 2023, 06:52 UTC
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On Tue, Apr 25, 2023 at 02:00:27AM +0200, Blyxyas wrote:
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> This isn't a big deal on its own, but there are some external tools
> (like thanks.rust-lang.org) that use the output of `git shortlog` to
> thank contributors, and it has some cases of people going just by
> their first name (no surnames), or people appearing multiple times,
> once with their username and one with their real name.

I agree with everything brian said elsewhere, but I wanted to add one thing: for this "multiple times" problem, it can be solved with a mailmap file, which associates names such that ones you don't like can be rewritten to ones that you do. See "git help mailmap" for details and examples.

-Peff
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  1. BlyxyasApr 25, 2023
  2. brian m. carlsonApr 25, 2023
  3. Jeff KingApr 25, 2023
  4. Junio C HamanoApr 25, 2023

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