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Created June 14, 2026 13:13
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Git: reset author for ALL commits
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git-reset-author.sh
#!/bin/sh
# Credits: http://stackoverflow.com/a/750191
git filter-branch -f --env-filter "
GIT_AUTHOR_NAME='Newname'
GIT_AUTHOR_EMAIL='new@email'
GIT_COMMITTER_NAME='Newname'
GIT_COMMITTER_EMAIL='new@email'
" HEAD
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