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Jul 25, 2019
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Evan Read
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Marcia Ramos
Jul 25, 2019
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> [Introduced](https://gitlab.com/gitlab-org/gitlab-ce/merge_requests/21598) in GitLab 11.4.
> [Introduced](https://gitlab.com/gitlab-org/gitlab-ce/merge_requests/21598) in GitLab 11.4.
A commit email, is the email that will be displayed in every Git-related action done through the
A commit email is an email address displayed in every Git-related action carried out through the GitLab interface.
GitLab interface.
You are able to select from the list of your own verified emails which email you want to use
as the commit email.
Any of your own verified email addresses can be used
as the commit email.
To change
it
:
To change
your commit email
:
1.
Open the user menu in the top-right corner of the navigation bar.
1.
Click on your avatar at the top-right corner of the navigation bar.
1.
Hit
**Commit email**
selection box.
1.
From the menu that appears, click
**Settings**
.
1.
In the
**Main settings**
section, locate
**Commit email**
dropdown.
1.
Select any of the verified emails.
1.
Select any of the verified emails.
1.
Hit
**Update profile settings**
.
1.
Press
**Update profile settings**
.
### Private commit email
### Private commit email
> [Introduced](https://gitlab.com/gitlab-org/gitlab-ce/merge_requests/22560) in GitLab 11.5.
> [Introduced](https://gitlab.com/gitlab-org/gitlab-ce/merge_requests/22560) in GitLab 11.5.
GitLab provides
the user
with an automatically generated private commit email option,
GitLab provides
users
with an automatically generated private commit email option,
which allows the user to not make their email information public.
which allows the user to not make their email information public.
To enable this option:
To enable this option:
1.
Open the user menu in the top-right corner of the navigation bar.
1.
Click on your avatar at the top-right corner of the navigation bar.
1.
Hit
**Commit email**
selection box.
1.
From the menu that appears, click
**Settings**
.
1.
Select
**Use a private email**
option.
1.
In the
**Main settings**
section, locate
**Commit email**
dropdown.
1.
Hit
**Update profile settings**
.
1.
Select the "Use a private email" option.
1.
Press
**Update profile settings**
.
Once this option is enabled, every Git-related action will be performed using the private commit email.
Once this option is enabled, every Git-related action will be performed using the private commit email.
In order to stay fully an
n
onymous, you can also copy this private commit email
In order to stay fully anonymous, you can also copy this private commit email
and configure it on your local machine using the following command:
and configure it on your local machine using the following command:
```
```
sh
git config --global user.email
"YOUR_PRIVATE_COMMIT_EMAIL"
git config
--global
user.email
<YOUR_PRIVATE_COMMIT_EMAIL>
```
```
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