git-check-mailmap:tldr:7e0b3
git-check-mailmap: Look up the canonical name associated with an email address.
$ git check-mailmap "<${email@example-com}>"
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The git check-mailmap command is used to test the mailmap file and display the mapping associated with the given email address.
In this specific command, <${email@example-com}> is enclosed within angle brackets and placeholder characters. It indicates that you need to replace <${email@example-com}> with the actual email address you want to check.
For example, if you want to check the mailmap mapping for the email address john@example.com, you would use the command:
git check-mailmap "<john@example.com>"The mailmap file is used to map different email addresses and names to a single canonical identity. It is commonly used to match different variations of a single author's email address to a consistent identity, making the commit history more readable and consistent.
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