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title: Updating commit author attribution with GitHub Importer
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intro: 'During an import, you can match commits in your repository with the GitHub account of the commit author.'
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redirect_from:
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- /articles/updating-commit-author-attribution-with-github-importer
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versions:
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free-pro-team: '*'
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---
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GitHub Importer looks for GitHub users whose email addresses match the authors of the commits in the repository you're importing. You can then connect a commit to its author using their email address or the author's GitHub username.
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### Updating commit authors
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1. After you've imported your repository, on the import status page, click **Match authors**.
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2. Next to the author whose information you'd like to update, click **Connect**.
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3. Type the email address or GitHub username of the author, then press **Enter**.
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### Attributing commits to a GitHub user with a public email address
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If the author of a commit in your imported repository has a GitHub account associated with the email address they used to author the commits, and they haven't [set their commit email address as private](/articles/setting-your-commit-email-address), GitHub Importer will match the email address associated with the commit to the public email address associated with their GitHub account, and attribute the commit to their GitHub account.
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### Attributing commits to a GitHub user without a public email address
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If the author of a commit in your imported repository has neither set a public email address on their GitHub profile, nor [set their commit email address as private](/articles/setting-your-commit-email-address), GitHub Importer may not be able to match the email address associated with the commit with their GitHub account.
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The commit author can resolve this by setting their email address as private. Their commits will then be attributed to `<username>@users.noreply.github.com`, and the imported commits will be associated with their GitHub account.
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### Attributing commits using an email address
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If the author's email address is not associated with their GitHub account, they can [add the address to their account](/articles/adding-an-email-address-to-your-github-account) after the import, and the commits will be correctly attributed.
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If the author does not have a GitHub account, GitHub Importer will attribute their commits to the email address associated with the commits.
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### Further reading
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- "[About GitHub Importer](/articles/about-github-importer)"
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- "[Importing a repository with GitHub Importer](/articles/importing-a-repository-with-github-importer)"
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- "[Adding an email address to your account](/articles/adding-an-email-address-to-your-github-account/)"
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- "[Setting your commit email address](/articles/setting-your-commit-email-address)"
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