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| -rw-r--r-- | Documentation/Makefile | 1 | ||||
| -rw-r--r-- | Documentation/git-blame.txt | 2 | ||||
| -rw-r--r-- | Documentation/git-check-mailmap.txt | 9 | ||||
| -rw-r--r-- | Documentation/git-shortlog.txt | 6 | ||||
| -rw-r--r-- | Documentation/gitmailmap.txt | 123 | ||||
| -rw-r--r-- | Documentation/mailmap.txt | 75 |
6 files changed, 134 insertions, 82 deletions
diff --git a/Documentation/Makefile b/Documentation/Makefile index b980407059..81d1bf7a04 100644 --- a/Documentation/Makefile +++ b/Documentation/Makefile @@ -21,6 +21,7 @@ MAN1_TXT += gitweb.txt MAN5_TXT += gitattributes.txt MAN5_TXT += githooks.txt MAN5_TXT += gitignore.txt +MAN5_TXT += gitmailmap.txt MAN5_TXT += gitmodules.txt MAN5_TXT += gitrepository-layout.txt MAN5_TXT += gitweb.conf.txt diff --git a/Documentation/git-blame.txt b/Documentation/git-blame.txt index 34b496d485..3bf5d5d8b4 100644 --- a/Documentation/git-blame.txt +++ b/Documentation/git-blame.txt @@ -226,7 +226,7 @@ commit commentary), a blame viewer will not care. MAPPING AUTHORS --------------- -include::mailmap.txt[] +See linkgit:gitmailmap[5]. SEE ALSO diff --git a/Documentation/git-check-mailmap.txt b/Documentation/git-check-mailmap.txt index aa2055dbeb..02f4418323 100644 --- a/Documentation/git-check-mailmap.txt +++ b/Documentation/git-check-mailmap.txt @@ -36,10 +36,17 @@ name is provided or known to the 'mailmap', ``Name $$<user@host>$$'' is printed; otherwise only ``$$<user@host>$$'' is printed. +CONFIGURATION +------------- + +See `mailmap.file` and `mailmap.blob` in linkgit:git-config[1] for how +to specify a custom `.mailmap` target file or object. + + MAPPING AUTHORS --------------- -include::mailmap.txt[] +See linkgit:gitmailmap[5]. GIT diff --git a/Documentation/git-shortlog.txt b/Documentation/git-shortlog.txt index fd93cd41e9..c16cc3b608 100644 --- a/Documentation/git-shortlog.txt +++ b/Documentation/git-shortlog.txt @@ -111,11 +111,7 @@ include::rev-list-options.txt[] MAPPING AUTHORS --------------- -The `.mailmap` feature is used to coalesce together commits by the same -person in the shortlog, where their name and/or email address was -spelled differently. - -include::mailmap.txt[] +See linkgit:gitmailmap[5]. GIT --- diff --git a/Documentation/gitmailmap.txt b/Documentation/gitmailmap.txt new file mode 100644 index 0000000000..7f1089786d --- /dev/null +++ b/Documentation/gitmailmap.txt @@ -0,0 +1,123 @@ +gitmailmap(5) +============= + +NAME +---- +gitmailmap - Map author/committer names and/or E-Mail addresses + +SYNOPSIS +-------- +$GIT_WORK_DIR/.mailmap + + +DESCRIPTION +----------- + +If the file `.mailmap` exists at the toplevel of the repository, or at +the location pointed to by the `mailmap.file` or `mailmap.blob` +configuration options (see linkgit:git-config[1]), it +is used to map author and committer names and email addresses to +canonical real names and email addresses. + + +SYNTAX +------ + +The '#' character begins a comment to the end of line, blank lines +are ignored. + +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. + +Both E-Mails and names are matched case-insensitively. For example +this would also match the 'Commit Name <commit@email.xx>' above: +-- +Proper Name <proper@email.xx> CoMmIt NaMe <CoMmIt@EmAiL.xX> +-- + +EXAMPLES +-------- + +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 `.mailmap` file to +correct the names would look like: + +------------ +Joe R. Developer <joe@example.com> +Jane Doe <jane@example.com> +Jane Doe <jane@desktop.(none)> +------------ + +Note that there's no need to map the name for 'jane@laptop.(none)' to +only correct the names. However, leaving the obviously broken +`<jane@laptop.(none)>' and '<jane@desktop.(none)>' E-Mails as-is is +usually not what you want. A `.mailmap` file which also corrects those +is: + +------------ +Joe R. Developer <joe@example.com> +Jane Doe <jane@example.com> <jane@laptop.(none)> +Jane Doe <jane@example.com> <jane@desktop.(none)> +------------ + +Finally, let's say that Joe and Jane shared an E-Mail address, but not +a name, e.g. by having these two commits in the history generated by a +bug reporting system. I.e. names appearing in history as: + +------------ +Joe <bugs@example.com> +Jane <bugs@example.com> +------------ + +A full `.mailmap` file which also handles those cases (an addition of +two lines to the above example) would be: + +------------ +Joe R. Developer <joe@example.com> +Jane Doe <jane@example.com> <jane@laptop.(none)> +Jane Doe <jane@example.com> <jane@desktop.(none)> +Joe R. Developer <joe@example.com> Joe <bugs@example.com> +Jane Doe <jane@example.com> Jane <bugs@example.com> +------------ + + + +SEE ALSO +-------- +linkgit:git-check-mailmap[1] + + +GIT +--- +Part of the linkgit:git[1] suite diff --git a/Documentation/mailmap.txt b/Documentation/mailmap.txt deleted file mode 100644 index 4a8c276529..0000000000 --- a/Documentation/mailmap.txt +++ /dev/null @@ -1,75 +0,0 @@ -If the file `.mailmap` exists at the toplevel of the repository, or at -the location pointed to by the mailmap.file or mailmap.blob -configuration options, 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. |