How to change Author name in Git

Question

I've changed my username in GitHub. I've made few commits to my Git and entered the command >git log to see my commits. In the Author section, it is still showing my previous username. How do I change/update my current username on Git? Also it should reflect in Author section after making commit.

> git log
commit commitId (HEAD -> master)
Author: **My previous username** <My email id>
Date:   Sun Feb 14 16:39:26 2021 +0530

Github username has nothing to do with git author configuration. Change git configuration so that it is used when commits are created by git: https://docs.github.com/en/github/using-git/setting-your-username-in-git — Philippe, Feb 15 '21 at 07:49

score 4 · Answer 1 · answered Feb 15 '21 at 07:44

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git config --global user.name "John Doe"
git config --global user.email johndoe@example.com

See git first time setup

answered Feb 15 '21 at 07:44

andy meissner

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@Hi Andy. Thanks for this answer? How do I change the company name on Stack Overflow? Machs gut und viel Erfolg. – Thomas Weller Mar 25 '22 at 10:56

How to change Author name in Git

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