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Wilfred Hughes

Jul 2, 2018 at 08:55

GitHub has made a considerable effort to let users hide their email addresses: https://help.github.com/articles/about-commit-email-addresses/ I totally understand that users find this desirable, but it's awkward to implement on top of git. GH provide a hook to prevent mistakes: https://help.github.com/articles/blocking-command-line-pushes-that-expose-your-personal-email-address/

Setting your commit email address - GitHub Docs

Setting your commit email address - GitHub Docs

You can set the email address that is used to author commits on GitHub and on your computer.

Blocking command line pushes that expose your personal email address - GitHub Docs

Blocking command line pushes that expose your personal email address - GitHub Docs

If you've chosen to keep your email address private when performing web-based operations, you can also choose to block command line pushes that may expose your personal email address.