.mailmap: Add a stub with documentation

The .mailmap git feature helps fixing commit mistakes (in name/email). The easiest way to use it is with the --use-mailmap flag: $ git log --use-mailmap See: * https://git-scm.com/docs/git-shortlog#_mapping_authors * https://git-scm.com/docs/git-check-mailmap#_mapping_authors Reviewed-by: Laszlo Ersek <[email protected]> Signed-off-by: Philippe Mathieu-Daude <[email protected]> Message-Id: <[email protected]>
yuhui-zheng · Jan 6, 2020 · 4a1aeca · 4a1aeca
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+#
+# This list is used by git-shortlog to fix a few botched name translations
+# in the git archive, either because the author's full name was messed up
+# and/or not always written the same way, making contributions from the
+# same person appearing not to be so or badly displayed.
+#
+# Please keep this file sorted alphabetically, and email in lowercase.
+# The format used is:
+#
+#   Firstname Lastname <[email protected]>
+#