There is better option. You can have different email/name in <RepoRoot>/.git/config file. For example: #cat /home/test/project1/.git/config [user] nam

There is better option. You can have different email/name in <RepoRoot>/.git/config file. For example: #cat /home/test/project1/.git/config [user] name = First Name email = firstemailid@mailserver.com #cat /home/test/project2/.git/config [user] name = Second Name email = secondemailid@mailserver.com Ref: http://git-scm.com/book/en/Getting-Started-First-Time-Git-Setup http://git-scm.com/book/en/Getting-Started-First-Time-Git-Se... I hope it is clear. Let me know if it needs further explanation.