Helper script to reset author

release_builder/reset-git-author.sh

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+#!/bin/bash
+#This file is part of FlightGear
+#
+#FlightGear is free software: you can redistribute it and/or modify
+#it under the terms of the GNU General Public License as published by
+#the Free Software Foundation, either version 2 of the License, or
+#(at your option) any later version.
+#
+#FlightGear is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
+#but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
+#MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the
+#GNU General Public License for more details.
+#
+#You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License
+#along with FlightGear  If not, see <http://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.
+
+if [ -z "$1" -o -z "$2" ]; then
+  echo "usage: author email"
+  exit
+fi
+
+resetAuthor() {
+    pushd $3 > /dev/null
+  git config user.name "$1"
+  git config user.email $2
+  popd > /dev/null
+}
+
+resetAuthor "$1" $2 flightgear
+resetAuthor "$1" $2 simgear
+resetAuthor "$1" $2 fgdata
+resetAuthor "$1" $2 getstart
+resetAuthor "$1" $2 .
+