| If the file `.mailmap` exists at the toplevel of the repository, or at |
| the location pointed to by the mailmap.file configuration option, it |
| is used to map author and committer names and email addresses to |
| canonical real names and email addresses. |
| |
| In the simple form, each line in the file consists of the canonical |
| real name of an author, whitespace, and an email address used in the |
| commit (enclosed by '<' and '>') to map to the name. For example: |
| -- |
| Proper Name <commit@email.xx> |
| -- |
| |
| The more complex forms are: |
| -- |
| <proper@email.xx> <commit@email.xx> |
| -- |
| which allows mailmap to replace only the email part of a commit, and: |
| -- |
| Proper Name <proper@email.xx> <commit@email.xx> |
| -- |
| which allows mailmap to replace both the name and the email of a |
| commit matching the specified commit email address, and: |
| -- |
| Proper Name <proper@email.xx> Commit Name <commit@email.xx> |
| -- |
| which allows mailmap to replace both the name and the email of a |
| commit matching both the specified commit name and email address. |
| |
| Example 1: Your history contains commits by two authors, Jane |
| and Joe, whose names appear in the repository under several forms: |
| |
| ------------ |
| Joe Developer <joe@example.com> |
| Joe R. Developer <joe@example.com> |
| Jane Doe <jane@example.com> |
| Jane Doe <jane@laptop.(none)> |
| Jane D. <jane@desktop.(none)> |
| ------------ |
| |
| Now suppose that Joe wants his middle name initial used, and Jane |
| prefers her family name fully spelled out. A proper `.mailmap` file |
| would look like: |
| |
| ------------ |
| Jane Doe <jane@desktop.(none)> |
| Joe R. Developer <joe@example.com> |
| ------------ |
| |
| Note how there is no need for an entry for <jane@laptop.(none)>, because the |
| real name of that author is already correct. |
| |
| Example 2: Your repository contains commits from the following |
| authors: |
| |
| ------------ |
| nick1 <bugs@company.xx> |
| nick2 <bugs@company.xx> |
| nick2 <nick2@company.xx> |
| santa <me@company.xx> |
| claus <me@company.xx> |
| CTO <cto@coompany.xx> |
| ------------ |
| |
| Then you might want a `.mailmap` file that looks like: |
| ------------ |
| <cto@company.xx> <cto@coompany.xx> |
| Some Dude <some@dude.xx> nick1 <bugs@company.xx> |
| Other Author <other@author.xx> nick2 <bugs@company.xx> |
| Other Author <other@author.xx> <nick2@company.xx> |
| Santa Claus <santa.claus@northpole.xx> <me@company.xx> |
| ------------ |
| |
| Use hash '#' for comments that are either on their own line, or after |
| the email address. |
