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"Merge" two usernames #24020
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I started using git before creating a GitHub account. Hence in Git Bash, user.name was set to my real name (I had forgotten to change it). In a repo, I made commits from both Git Bash and Atom. As a result, I appear under two different names in the same repo. Is there a way to change that ? (I would like to appear only under my GitHub username) |
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👋 Welcome! All you need to do to have your commits associated with your GitHub account is to make sure you have the email address associated with those commits added to your account. You can check which email address you’ve been using either by appending If you want to remove your real name from your settings, you can update that too. Setting your username in Git - GitHub Docs//docs.github.com/en/github/using-git/setting-your-username-in-git |
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👋 Welcome!
All you need to do to have your commits associated with your GitHub account is to make sure you have the email address associated with those commits added to your account.
You can check which email address you’ve been using either by appending
.patchto the end of a commit url or you can check your git config:If you want to remove your real name from your settings, you can update that too.
docs.github.comSetting your username in Git - GitHub Docs
//docs.github.com/en/github/using-git/setting-your-username-in-git