Simple command line to change old commits author and committer dates.
npm install -g git-change-date
Please ensure that you are on the correct directory of the repository you want to modify and that there are no unstaged changes before running this.
Usage: git-change-date [options]
Options:
--path repository path, defaults to current directory
--count Number of commits to show, defaults to 5
--hash Search commits with this hash (optional)
--dev Show complete error stack (optional)
When you run this command you will be prompted to:
- Enter commit number in the list
- Enter the new date the entered date must be in a format moment can parse https://momentjs.com/docs/#/parsing/string/
After making modifications you will have to force push to remote repositories and anyone who has pulled these commits or any future commits will have to reset and pull.
MIT @ Kareem Elbahrawy