Is there a way to change email id for already commited stuff on github?

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I have been using GitHub and Bitbucket for different repositories. For my Github repo, I realized later that I have been using bitbucket email to commit and push on to Github. I am not sure if it is possible to change those already pushed commits to my email? I already changed email back on GitHub to make sure my future commits and pushes go from the email I want. Oh I also connected Bitbucket to my GitHub.

You would have to rewrite all of those older commits, which might not really be an option for you if the remote branch has already been published. — Tim Biegeleisen, Nov 27 '19 at 06:09

score 0 · Answer 1 · answered Nov 27 '19 at 07:01

You would need to:

rewrite your local commits with the right email (see "Git, rewrite previous commit usernames and emails")
See also the official GitHub page "Changing author info".
force push (git push --force) that rewritten branch to your GitHub repository (which can be problematic for other contributors: make sure to notify them)

The connection part is different, and depends on the protocol your are using for accessing your BitBucket repository (HTTPS or SSH)

Is there a way to change email id for already commited stuff on github?

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