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Re: git-shortlog script

From
JGJeff Garzik <jgarzik@pobox.com>
Date
Jun 5, 2005, 00:19 UTC
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<42A24523.5010404@pobox.com>
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<Pine.LNX.4.58.0506041715170.1876@ppc970.osdl.org>
Linus Torvalds wrote:
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> 
> On Sat, 4 Jun 2005, Jeff Garzik wrote:
> 
>>I'm surprised git doesn't fall back to GIT_COMMITTER_NAME if 
>>GIT_AUTHOR_NAME doesn't exist, though.
> 
> 
> GIT_AUTHOR_NAME existed first ;)
> 
> Btw, what does your /etc/passwd look like, and I'll try to hack it up to 
> just get that case right by default too..
ah, it looks like I forget the name when I was creating the account.
> [jgarzik@pretzel libata-dev]$ grep jgarzik /etc/passwd
> jgarzik:x:500:500::/g/g:/bin/bash
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> [jgarzik@pretzel libata-dev]$ chfn
> Changing finger information for jgarzik.
> Password: 
> Name []: Jeff Garzik
> Office []: 
> Office Phone []: 
> Home Phone []: 
> 
> Finger information changed.
Fixed.  :)

In any case, I'll set GIT_AUTHOR_NAME in .bash_profile, to get my proper email addy rather than the local one.

	Jeff
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  4. Jeff GarzikJun 5, 2005
  5. Linus TorvaldsJun 5, 2005
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