[Query] Update email-id in kernel source

> 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.
> 
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> Viresh
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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.
> 
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> [1] - http://www.git-scm.com/docs/git-shortlog