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Re: [PATCH] tag: add --author option

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Junio C Hamano <gitster@pobox.com>
Date
Mar 27, 2012, 23:05 UTC
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Mathias Weber <mweb@gmx.ch> writes:
> ... To change the committer you have to
> provide the env variable GIT_COMMITTER_NAME and GIT_COMMITER_EMAIL or
> change the config file. I haven't found a option to change the
> committer. I think the tagger is about the same as the committer.

OK, so not giving an easy option to forge it, while leaving the door open for scripts to use GIT_COMMITTER_{NAME,EMAIL} to override it if needed, is a good way to keep people honest and make the behaviour consistent across tools. I can understand the reasoning.

Thanks.
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