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Subject: Re: [PATCH] allow user aliases for the --author parameter
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Michael J Gruber, Thu, Aug 21, 2008 11:19:41 +0200:
> This allows the use of author abbreviations when specifying commit
> authors via the --author option to git commit. "--author=$key" is
> resolved by looking up "user.$key.name" and "user.$key.email" in the
> config.

Isn't there existing well-known formats for mail aliases?
For instance, Mutt uses simple text file:

    alias nickname1 Author Name <mail@address>
    alias nickname2 "Author Name 2" <mail2@address>

I don't know how well-known this is, but is surely more known than
git's config (and there are aliases in that format already).
Maybe just reference such files in git's config?