Show HN: Mailmap-checker – Pre-commit hook for Git identity consistency

Category: devtools

Tags: git, pre-commit, developer-tools

Score: 5.3/10 (Innovation: 4, Technical: 4, Documentation: 8, Utility: 5)

A pre-commit hook that scans Git history to detect unmapped author identities and suggests corrections for the .mailmap file, ensuring consistent attribution across commits. It's interesting because it automates a tedious but important maintenance task for open-source projects and teams with changing email addresses.

Target audience: backend devs, devops

Repository: https://github.com/cansarigol/mailmap-checker · Python · MIT

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