Re: [Query] Update email-id in kernel source

From: Chris Packham <judge.packham@gmail.com>
Date: Jun 14, 2012, 09:44 UTC
Message-ID: <4FD9B282.7090106@gmail.com>
In-Reply-To: <4FD860A9.4000804@gmail.com>

On 06/13/2012 09:43 PM, Chris Packham wrote:

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> On 06/13/2012 09:24 PM, viresh kumar wrote:
>> Hi guys,
>>
>> I have recently changed my company and am required to update my email address in
>> kernel source.
>>
>> I can only see one way of doing that:
>> - Do a git grep, update all files, commit and post the patch.
>>
>> Is there any better way of doing this that git provides, by which even
>> 'git log' would show
>> the latest id available? I heard from a friend but don't know if it exists.
>>
>> --
>> Viresh
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> 
> Not sure if the kernel maintains one but projects can use a .mailmap[1]
> file to do just this kind of thing. You'd still have to update code if
> you want people to get hold of you from MODULE_AUTHOR statements.
> 
> --
> [1] - http://www.git-scm.com/docs/git-shortlog

git log does support the .mailmap feature with the %aE format option but it looks like it doesn't do it by default. I'm guessing performance is probably the reason. Anyone else care to comment?

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