Have you ever accidentally committed to a git repository with a broken user config? No? But your co-workers have?
So, you're stuck with commits like this:
Author: root <root@localhost>
Hotfix on the production server. This was urgent!
Nasty. Or:
Author: John Doe <john@localhost>
Fixed bug #1. Committed on my laptop.
Would it be nice to rewrite history? And take care of committers, as well as of authors? Without all the hassle? Now, you can!
Usage:
$ git-rewrite-author -w "John Doe <john@localhost>" "John Doe <dearjohn@example.com>"
You're not sure which authors/committers are hidden in your repository? What about:
$ git-rewrite-author -l
Tags are rewritten automagically, too!
Enjoy!