Is it possible to show an email on GitHub profile while keeping other emails private?

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Let's say you have two emails A, and B.

Your primary email is A, and you have kept your emails private. So you use the noreply GitHub email for commits in git and online, and it blocks command line pushes which expose my email.

I would like to continue that, but I also want to show email B on my profile (that is, in the email field, not in the description). But I do not want to inadvertantly leak A.

Is this possible?

score 0 · Answer 1 · answered Jun 15 '20 at 01:37

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Yes, this is possible to do. You just add the new email, verify it, and then choose it as the one you want to display on your profile. You can continue to use a different email, including the GitHub-created noreply one, in your commits.

answered Jun 15 '20 at 01:37

bk2204

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But then web-based Git operations will use A, as it is the primary email. – Anonymous Guy Jun 15 '20 at 06:54
If you check the "Keep my email private", then it will use the noreply email for all operations, regardless of what's on your profile. – bk2204 Jun 15 '20 at 22:56
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I can't add email on profile if I check that option. – Anonymous Guy Jun 16 '20 at 10:23

Is it possible to show an email on GitHub profile while keeping other emails private?

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