docs/content/github/committing-changes-to-your-project/creating-and-editing-commits/creating-a-commit-with-multiple-authors.md

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Creating a commit with multiple authors	You can attribute a commit to more than one author by adding one or more `Co-authored-by` trailers to the commit's message. Co-authored commits are visible on {% data variables.product.product_name %}{% ifversion ghes or ghae %} and can be included in the profile contributions graph and the repository's statistics{% endif %}.	/articles/creating-a-commit-with-multiple-authors /github/committing-changes-to-your-project/creating-a-commit-with-multiple-authors	fpt ghes ghae * * *	With multiple authors

Required co-author information

Before you can add a co-author to a commit, you must know the appropriate email to use for each co-author. For the co-author's commit to count as a contribution, you must use the email associated with their {% data variables.product.product_name %} account.

{% ifversion fpt %}

If a person chooses to keep their email address private, you should use their {% data variables.product.product_name %}-provided no-reply email to protect their privacy. Otherwise, the co-author's email will be available to the public in the commit message. If you want to keep your email private, you can choose to use a {% data variables.product.product_name %}-provided no-reply email for Git operations and ask other co-authors to list your no-reply email in commit trailers.

For more information, see "Setting your commit email address."

{% tip %}

Tip: You can help a co-author find their preferred email address by sharing this information:

• To find your {% data variables.product.product_name %}-provided no-reply email, navigate to your email settings page under "Keep my email address private."
• To find the email you used to configure Git on your computer, run git config user.email on the command line.

{% endtip %}

{% endif %}

Creating co-authored commits using {% data variables.product.prodname_desktop %}

You can use {% data variables.product.prodname_desktop %} to create a commit with a co-author. For more information, see "Write a commit message and push your changes" and {% data variables.product.prodname_desktop %}.

Creating co-authored commits on the command line

{% data reusables.pull_requests.collect-co-author-commit-git-config-info %}

1. Type your commit message and a short, meaningful description of your changes. After your commit description, instead of a closing quotation, add two empty lines.

$ git commit -m "Refactor usability tests.
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{% tip %}

Tip: If you're using a text editor on the command line to type your commit message, ensure there are two newlines between the end of your commit description and the Co-authored-by: commit trailer.

{% endtip %}

3. On the next line of the commit message, type Co-authored-by: name <name@example.com> with specific information for each co-author. After the co-author information, add a closing quotation mark.

If you're adding multiple co-authors, give each co-author their own line and Co-authored-by: commit trailer.

$ git commit -m "Refactor usability tests.
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Co-authored-by: <em>name</em> &lt;<em>name@example.com</em>&gt;
Co-authored-by: <em>another-name</em> &lt;<em>another-name@example.com</em>&gt;"

The new commit and message will appear on {% data variables.product.product_location %} the next time you push. For more information, see "Pushing changes to a remote repository."

Creating co-authored commits on {% data variables.product.product_name %}

After you've made changes in a file using the web editor on {% data variables.product.product_name %}, you can create a co-authored commit by adding a Co-authored-by: trailer to the commit's message.

{% data reusables.pull_requests.collect-co-author-commit-git-config-info %} 2. After making your changes together, at the bottom of the page, type a short, meaningful commit message that describes the changes you made. 3. In the text box below your commit message, add Co-authored-by: name <name@example.com> with specific information for each co-author. If you're adding multiple co-authors, give each co-author their own line and Co-authored-by: commit trailer.

4. Click Commit changes or Propose changes.

The new commit and message will appear on {% data variables.product.product_location %}.

Further reading

{% ifversion ghes or ghae %}

• "Viewing contributions on your profile"
• "Why are my contributions not showing up on my profile?"{% endif %}
• "Viewing a summary of repository activity"
• "Viewing a project's contributors"
• "Changing a commit message"
• "Committing and reviewing changes to your project" in the {% data variables.product.prodname_desktop %} documentation