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git-author-rewrite.sh
#!/bin/sh
git filter-branch --env-filter '
CORRECT_EMAIL="mail@jaybe.net"
export GIT_COMMITTER_EMAIL="$CORRECT_EMAIL"
export GIT_AUTHOR_EMAIL="$CORRECT_EMAIL"
' --tag-name-filter cat -- --branches --tags
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  • clone new copy of repo
  • run script in new repo dir
  • git push --force --tags origin 'refs/heads/*'
  • delete old repo and re-clone

https://help.github.com/articles/changing-author-info/

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