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Re: commit --amend --author error

From
Michael J Gruber <git@drmicha.warpmail.net>
Date
Jan 13, 2015, 11:24 UTC
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<54B50062.3090209@drmicha.warpmail.net>
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<54B4D428.2050300@irisgermanica.com>
Gunnar Wagner schrieb am 13.01.2015 um 09:15:
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> I got APGL licensed code from someone else and want to post it on my 
> github (without taking credit for the work)
> 
> tried   git commit --amend --author="Author name, www.website.com" but 
> got an error message which said something like "original author not found"
> Can it be that the --amen --author only work if the author is on github 
> himself?
> 
This has nothing to do with github.

The author has be in the form "authorname <authoremail>". The important parts for the format are the <>.

Michael
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  1. Gunnar WagnerJan 13, 2015
  2. Michael J GruberJan 13, 2015
  3. Jeff KingJan 14, 2015
  4. Michael J GruberJan 15, 2015
  5. commit: reword --author error messageMichael J Gruber, Jan 15, 2015
  6. Michael J GruberJan 15, 2015
  7. Jeff KingJan 15, 2015
  8. Michael J GruberJan 15, 2015
  9. Junio C HamanoJan 15, 2015
  10. Jeff KingJan 16, 2015
  11. Junio C HamanoJan 16, 2015
  12. Philip OakleyJan 16, 2015
  13. Junio C HamanoJan 16, 2015
  14. Eric SunshineJan 16, 2015
  15. Junio C HamanoJan 16, 2015
  16. [PATCHv2] commit: reword --author error messageMichael J Gruber, Jan 26, 2015
  17. Jeff KingJan 26, 2015
  18. Junio C HamanoJan 27, 2015
  19. Jeff KingJan 27, 2015
  20. Philip OakleyJan 27, 2015
  21. Ramsay JonesJan 27, 2015

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