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Harshal V. LADHE

Git Commit Dates: Author vs. Committer

How Git's author and committer dates differ, why rebases and amends move them apart, and how to inspect or restore them.

Content tagged commit-dates

  • Snippet:git fix-dates: Fix GitHub Commit Dates After a Rebase

    Reset committer dates to author dates, then safely force-push.
    A git fix-dates command that resets committer dates to author dates after a rebase or amend, keeps merges intact, and force-pushes safely.
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    Categories:Git
    Estimated reading time:5 min read