Re: Retroactively change email signature?

From: Stephen Sinclair <radarsat1@gmail.com>
Date: Jan 2, 2008, 22:06 UTC
Message-ID: <9b3e2dc20801021406h46a73ef3ye0c4613d6472a4b3@mail.gmail.com>
In-Reply-To: <alpine.LFD.1.00.0801021316080.3010@woody.linux-foundation.org>

Thanks, I was able to use git-filter-branch to accomplish what I wanted. I should have mentioned in the original email that it is not a widely distributed repo, so I'm not too worried about breaking things at this point. I guess for a larger project it might be a problem, so I probably just wouldn't do it.

> BUT! See also the big bold-face warning: using "filter-branch" will not
> change old commits, it will create a series of *new* commits that bear a
> striking resemblance to the old ones, but are not the same. So you'll have
> a totally new history.

Got it, thanks. I'll just have to remember to git-config properly next time I do this.

One thing that's a bit odd for me is that I use a different email address for this particular project.. Conveniently I'm able to use git-config to set an email address locally for this repo, however I have to remember to do this every time I clone it somewhere. Not a problem, necessarily, but perhaps just a matter of training myself.

For example, I have a clone of this repo on a Linux, Windows, and OS X machine, and also another clone for each on my laptop.. git is actually turning out to be great for doing all this swapping between machines, but it does take a little training to remember to set the configuration, since there's no central repo to ask me for my username and password before I can commit.

cheers, Steve