https://seobaeksol.github.io/tags/github/Recent content in Github on Seobaeksol Bloghttps://seobaeksol.github.io/images/profile.jpghttps://seobaeksol.github.io/images/profile.jpgHugo -- 0.147.0enWed, 30 Apr 2025 00:34:26 +0900https://seobaeksol.github.io/posts/fix-wrong-git-author/Wed, 30 Apr 2025 00:34:26 +0900https://seobaeksol.github.io/posts/fix-wrong-git-author/<blockquote> <p>⚡ TL;DR</p> <div class="highlight"><pre tabindex="0" style="color:#f8f8f2;background-color:#272822;-moz-tab-size:4;-o-tab-size:4;tab-size:4;"><code class="language-bash" data-lang="bash"><span style="display:flex;"><span>git rebase -i HEAD~N </span></span></code></pre></div><p>or</p> <div class="highlight"><pre tabindex="0" style="color:#f8f8f2;background-color:#272822;-moz-tab-size:4;-o-tab-size:4;tab-size:4;"><code class="language-bash" data-lang="bash"><span style="display:flex;"><span>git rebase -i &lt;starting-commit-hash&gt;^ </span></span></code></pre></div><div class="highlight"><pre tabindex="0" style="color:#f8f8f2;background-color:#272822;-moz-tab-size:4;-o-tab-size:4;tab-size:4;"><code class="language-bash" data-lang="bash"><span style="display:flex;"><span>git commit --amend --author<span style="color:#f92672">=</span><span style="color:#e6db74">&#34;Name &lt;email&gt;&#34;</span> </span></span></code></pre></div><div class="highlight"><pre tabindex="0" style="color:#f8f8f2;background-color:#272822;-moz-tab-size:4;-o-tab-size:4;tab-size:4;"><code class="language-bash" data-lang="bash"><span style="display:flex;"><span>git rebase --continue </span></span></code></pre></div><div class="highlight"><pre tabindex="0" style="color:#f8f8f2;background-color:#272822;-moz-tab-size:4;-o-tab-size:4;tab-size:4;"><code class="language-bash" data-lang="bash"><span style="display:flex;"><span>git push --force </span></span></code></pre></div><p>⚠️ <strong>Warning:</strong> Modifying commits that have already been pushed to a remote repository can cause history conflicts with collaborators. Use this only when working alone!</p></blockquote> <hr> <h2 id="-problem-incorrect-git-author-information">📝 Problem: Incorrect Git Author Information</h2> <p>When working on the same GitHub repository across different computers (like work and personal), you might find that your commit author information gets mixed up.<br> In my case, I had <strong>set my company account&rsquo;s name and email in the global configuration</strong> for convenience, and that&rsquo;s where the trouble began.</p>