- **Epistemic status:** #budding Changing the date of a commit in [[Git]] is quite simple. ## On a commit ```shell git commit --date='Mon Jan 10 1:34:33 2022 -0400' -m "project init" ``` ## After commit ```shell git commit --amend --date='Mon Jan 10 1:34:33 2022 -0400' ``` --- ## References - GitHub Docs. “Changing a Commit Message.” Accessed January 24, 2022. <https://docs.github.com/en/pull-requests/committing-changes-to-your-project/creating-and-editing-commits/changing-a-commit-message>. - “Git - Git-Commit Documentation.” Accessed October 26, 2021. <https://git-scm.com/docs/git-commit>. - Razavi, Mahdi. “How Do I Make a Git Commit in the Past?” _1Developer_ (blog), June 5, 2019. <https://medium.com/1developer/how-do-i-make-a-git-commit-in-the-past-c832c1d1362a>. - Stack Overflow. “Update Git Commit Author Date When Amending.” Accessed January 24, 2022. <https://stackoverflow.com/questions/9110310/update-git-commit-author-date-when-amending>.