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For details on how to set authorship settings through settings, see Configuring Settings.

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Specifying File-to-Author_Mappings   Specifying File-to-Author_Mappings

Specifying File-to-Author Mappings

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• From the GUI - Specifying the path to that file in the Preferences dialog’s Scope and Authorship> Authorship Mapping category (using the Shared File option).
• From the command line - Specifying the path to that file using scope.xmlmap=true, scope.xmlmap.file=[file], and scope.mappings.locationproperties (via the -settings option described in Configuring Settings. This will override any authorship settings specified in the GUI.

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You can also configure this mode with the settings option authors.ignore.case=true|false. For details on settings options, see Configuring Settings.

Handling Authorship When Using Multiple Source Control Systems

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