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How to create a homemade `.mailmap` file

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How to create a homemade `.mailmap` file

copy one from someone whose work you trust so you know the format

set -- 'https://web.archive.org/web/0id_/github.com/wincent/wincent/raw/f2598a0cdc/.mailmap' && {
  curl --location --remote-name "${1?}" ||
    wget --hsts-file=/dev/null "${1?}"
}

list all names and email addresses in your repository’s commit history

git log --all --format='%an <%ae>%n%cn <%ce>' |
  LANG='C' LC_ALL='C' sort -u

then keep editing .mailmap until satisfied with the output of the following command

git shortlog --all --email --numbered --summary |
  cut -f 2 |
  LANG='C' LC_ALL='C' sort -u

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