>Example 1: Your history contains commits by two authors, Jane
and Joe, whose names appear in the repository under several forms:</p>
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<pre>Joe Developer &lt;joe@example.com&gt;
Joe R. Developer &lt;joe@example.com&gt;
Jane Doe &lt;jane@example.com&gt;
Jane Doe &lt;jane@laptop.(none)&gt;
Jane D. &lt;jane@desktop.(none)&gt;</pre>
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<p>Now suppose that Joe wants his middle name initial used, and Jane
prefers her family 