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title: How can I add multiple authors to a commit?
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type: question
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tags: git,github,programming,webdev
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authors: chalarangelo
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cover: blog_images/book-chair.jpg
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excerpt: Learn how to add multiple authors to a git commit with this quick and easy tip.
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---
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You can add multiple authors to a git commit, by adding one or more `Co-authored-by` trailers to the commit's message:
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```sh
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$ git commit -m "Refactor usability tests.
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>
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>
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Co-authored-by: name <name@example.com>
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Co-authored-by: another-name <another-name@example.com>"
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```
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**Notes:**
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- To correctly attribute a commit to a co-author, you must use the email associated with their GitHub account.
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- If a person's email is private, you can use their GitHub-provided `no-reply` email.
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- Leave one or preferrably two empty lines before any `Co-authored-by` trailers.
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