Changing Author and Committer details(name and email address) in Eclipse with Egit
eclipse, egit, github
Solution
It is stored in your user's git configuration (a `.gitconfig` file in your home directory).
In EGit, if you haven't yet set this, a dialog is shown the first time you commit. But you can always change it in the preferences, see here:
http://wiki.eclipse.org/EGit/User_Guide#Identifying_yourself
The configuration is shared with the console Git (C Git).
Problem
How can I change the Author and Committer names permanently when committing with Egit using Eclipse Indigo ? I did a little Googling but I can't find where the Author and Committer names are coming from.