select-git-author
A command-line tool to interactively select or add a Git author before committing. Useful when working with multiple identities (e.g., personal, work, open-source).
✨ Features
- Choose an author from a predefined list (
~/.git_authors) - Add and save a new author interactively
- Automatically sets
GIT_AUTHOR_NAMEandGIT_AUTHOR_EMAIL - Optionally sets
GIT_COMMITTER_NAMEandGIT_COMMITTER_EMAIL
📦 Installation
pip install select-git-author
🚀 Usage
commit [GIT_COMMIT_ARGS...]
Options
--author– Specify an author from the list. If not provided, will prompt.--set-commitor / --no-commitor– Also set the Git committer fields (default: true)
Example
commit -m "Update feature"
If no --author is given, you'll see an interactive menu like:
? Select Git author:
❯ Alice Dev <alice@example.com>
Bob QA <bob@example.org>
Add new author
If you choose "Add new author", it will prompt for name and email, and optionally save it.
🧠 Author Configuration
To predefine available authors, create a file at:
~/.git_authors
Format (one per line):
Alice Dev <alice@example.com>
Bob QA <bob@example.org>
📝 License
MIT
1 maintainer
Metadata
1 maintainer
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