Usefull scripts to perform tasks
I will be adding scripts that somehow had helped me at some point with rutinary work.
| ID | Script Name | Use case |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | git-author-rewrite | Changes the username and mail from all commits in GIT |
Learn how to use the scripts by reading and understanding the proper section.
With this script you will change all the commits that were made and match the OLD_EMAIL. In case you want to change all of the commits, independent of the committer, see section Important after point 6.
- Replace the OLD_EMAIL with the old email you want to change.
- Replace the CORRECT_NAME with the new name that will appear in all commits.
- Replace the CORRECT_EMAIL with the new email that will appear in all commits.
- Put the file in the GIT project folder you want to change.
- Change the permissiont to be able to execute it:
chmod +x git-author-rewrite.sh - Run it:
./git-author-rewrite.sh
If you want to change ALL the commits independent of the commited mail, you can also use git filter-branch -f --env-filter "GIT_AUTHOR_NAME='Newname'; GIT_AUTHOR_EMAIL='new@email'; GIT_COMMITTER_NAME='Newname'; GIT_COMMITTER_EMAIL='new@email';" HEAD instead of using git-author-rewrite.sh but be aware that this code will change all the users, even if you have a repo with more than one committer.
Both scripts will rewrite the history of your entire GIT repository, therefore it will change all the SHA1 of your commits.
More Info: Git Tools - Rewriting History
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Right now if you make a
git log --graph --all --decorate --onelineyou will see that the commits are duplicated, the old ones remain, under an "original" folder, and the new ones are in the HEAD. -
If you want to get rid of the old commits just delete the original folder
rm -r .git/refs/original/
Bruno Retolaza