Associating your git commits with a different email

If you have multiple computers or multiple github accounts like I do sometimes you get the commits associated to the wrong account.

I'm currently in the middle of my 31 days of commits challenge and have done this a few times already. Each time I had to look up the set of commands for how to do this, so I figured I would just document it for the next time I need it.

Here we go

Check the git information:

  git log

Alter multiple commits

Find that commit

Find the commits that you want update and then copy the next commit hash.

Start the rebase

  git rebase -i -p <commit_hash> 

If you haven't updated your default editor, you are in vi.

Don't be scared. I'll help you through this with the following commands:

• i to get into insert mode
• use arrow keys to move around and change the words pick to edit
• esc to get out of insert mode
• :wq to save and quit

Update each individual commit

  git commit --amend --author="Your Name <[e-mail]>" --no-edit

  <enter>

  git rebase --continue

  <enter>

Verify things are changed

  git log

Celebrate!