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updateGitAuthor.sh
git filter-branch -f --commit-filter '
if [ "$GIT_COMMITTER_NAME" = "OldName" ];
then
GIT_COMMITTER_NAME="NewName";
GIT_AUTHOR_NAME="NewName";
GIT_COMMITTER_EMAIL="NewEmail@site.com";
GIT_AUTHOR_EMAIL="NewEmail@site.com";
git commit-tree "$@";
else
git commit-tree "$@";
fi' HEAD
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