Update last commit
git commit --amend
Revert last commit
$ git commit -m "Something terribly misguided" (1)
$ git reset --soft HEAD~ (2)
<< edit files as necessary >> (3)
$ git add ... (4)
$ git commit -c ORIG_HEAD (5)
Source: Stackoverflow
Update author & email in your previous commits
Update author for all your commits:
git filter-branch -f --env-filter "GIT_AUTHOR_NAME='Mobile Developer'; GIT_AUTHOR_EMAIL='your_mail@gmail.com'; GIT_COMMITTER_NAME='Mobile Developer'; GIT_COMMITTER_EMAIL='app.mobile.developer@gmail.com';" HEAD
Source: Stackoverflow
Commit in the past (with date)
git commit --date="`date --date='2 day ago'`" -am "update"
git commit --date=”Wed Feb 16 14:00 2037 +0100”
Check author and commiter dates:
git log --date-order --date=iso --pretty=format:’Author Date[%ad] Committer Date [%cd]‘
| Option | Variable Name | Description |
|---|---|---|
| author date | GIT_AUTHOR_DATE | notes when this commit was originally made |
| commit date | GIT_COMMITTER_DATE | gets changed every time the commit is being modified |
In git log you see author date:
commit b9195931207eaaf8763c585595e6347542e9261d
Author: Mobile Developer <app.mobile.developer@gmail.com>
Date: Wed Nov 11 17:34:35 2015 -0800
^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
Author Date
To check author and committer dates use following command:
git log --date-order --date=iso --pretty=format:’Author Date[%ad] Committer Date [%cd]‘
GIT_AUTHOR_DATE=$(date -v-5d) GIT_COMMITTER_DATE=$(date -v-5d) git commit -m "Added Additionals headers"
Summary
| Option | Description |
|---|---|
| Update last commit | git commit --amend |
| Commit in past | git commit --date="date --date='2 day ago'" -am "update" |
| Revert last commit | git reset --soft HEAD~ |
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