[Feature request] ReAuthor replace by name
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Description
Hello
It is possible to add search and replace by name forgit reauthor ?
$ git reauthor --old-name 'J. F.' --correct-email jack@work.com --correct-name 'Jack Foobar'
My problem:
After importing repository from old SVN and HG, I miss a few email addresses on different authors and it is replaced by devnull@localhost
Sincerely yours
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- Read the whole issue, then the project's contributing guide.
- Comment on the issue to say you are picking it up — it saves two people doing the same work.
- Fork the repository and make your change on a branch.
- Open a pull request that references the issue number.
Research direction
Start by locating the git reauthor command entry point and inspect its existing author replacement options. Add support for the --old-name example in the issue, then verify that matching authors receive the requested corrected email and name.
Written by the indexing model from the issue text.
Assessment
- Tech stack
- git, shell
- Domain
- cli
- Issue type
- Feature
- Difficulty
- 3/5
- Estimated time
- 1-2 days
- Activity status
- Stale
- Clarity
- Mostly clear
- Newbie friendliness
- 35/100