git-pair

A git porcelain for changing user.name and user.email so you can commit as more than one author.

Usage

Install the gem:

gem install edgecase-git-pair

And here's how to use it! 

$ git pair

General Syntax:
  git pair [reset | authors | options]

Options:
    -a, --add AUTHOR                 Add an author. Format: "Author Name <[email protected]>"
    -r, --remove NAME                Remove an author. Use the full name.
    -d, --reset                      Reset current author to default (global) config

Switching authors:
  git pair aa [bb]                   Where AA and BB are any abbreviation of an
                                     author's name. You can specify one or more authors.

Current config:
     Author list: Adam McCrea
                  Jon Distad

  Current author: Jon Distad + Adam McCrea
   Current email: [email protected]

How does it work?

The list of authors is maintained in the global git configuration file.
The current author is set in the git configuration local to the project. The email address for a pair is generated using the default email address from the global configuration along with the developer abbreviations.

About this version

This was forked from http://github.com/chrisk/git-pair. Many thanks to Chris Kampmeier for the original version. Our version added the --reset option, modified how email addresses are handled, and refactored much of the code.

License

Copyright (c) 2009 Chris Kampmeier. See LICENSE for details.