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A mapping of email addresses to names. Specifically, a git configuration file often used to map multiple author entries to a single canonical author.

In general, a mapping of email addresses to names. Specifically, a git configuration file often used to map multiple author entries to a single canonical author.

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Does GitHub consider .mailmap for contribution graph

Have got a git repo with incorrect contributors and their contributions. Repo has few commit's from different emails and alias name and we have added .mailmap to resolve this issue. Shortlog recognizes .mailmap and groups contributions accordingly,…
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git-filter-repo doesn't read my mailmap file

Continued to my previous question, I need to use git filter-repo in order to modify the Author name and Comitter name of some of the commits recorded in my repository's log .But I have some troubles about this. The problem I have a file named…
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How can I check the syntax of a Git mailmap file?

How do I check the syntax of a Git mailmap file after adding/removing records? I want to make sure each line represents a valid mapping and not some garbage.
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Can I ignore a Git repository's mailmap?

I have a custom mailmap file for a Git repository which I configure using a per-repository mailmap.file setting. However, if there's a mailmap file in the root of the repository it seems to interfere with my mappings. Is there any way I can ignore…
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How can I auto-format a git mailmap file on save in Vim?

I use mailmap files for some git repos. The lines in the files can be in one of these formats: Proper Name Proper Name Proper Name Commit…
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