> -----Original Message----- > From: Philip Oakley <philipoakley@xxxxxxx> > Sent: Tuesday, May 28, 2019 4:23 AM > To: Johannes Sixt <j6t@xxxxxxxx>; LU Chuck <Chuck.LU@xxxxxxxxxxx> > Cc: git@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx; chuck.lu@xxxxxx > Subject: Re: git filter-branch re-write history over a range of commits did notwork > > Hi Chuck, > > On 27/05/2019 19:21, Johannes Sixt wrote: > > Am 27.05.19 um 10:01 schrieb LU Chuck: > >> Hi team, > >> > >> The issue comes from > https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=https-3A__github.com_git-2Dfor-2 > Dwindows_git_issues_2206&d=DwICaQ&c=O17m6UdqOAIZh9XQ8pTl4g&r=VcGe > IeOZ_8_zlrQNSboenYltfxGNIXN_qG6VpZgXVRk&m=yFm7lAdkRLNMT058SHQUjM > RFKzJNDFteXlohKpZHVCs&s=Sm1p3Yoy21xK0_zYBZ5ixLo-Fk3GAsXygC3I6hTZKTg > &e= . > >> > >> I want to re-write history by filter-branch command over a range of > commits, but the command did not work. > >> I have referred to the following three documentation about how to use > git filter-branch: > >> > https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=https-3A__stackoverflow.com_ques > tions_15250070_running-2Dfilter-2Dbranch-2Dover-2Da-2Drange-2Dof-2Dcom > mits&d=DwICaQ&c=O17m6UdqOAIZh9XQ8pTl4g&r=VcGeIeOZ_8_zlrQNSboenYltf > xGNIXN_qG6VpZgXVRk&m=yFm7lAdkRLNMT058SHQUjMRFKzJNDFteXlohKpZHV > Cs&s=aYMVqrEjVlsjGZCRbqF3dbPPubv2dtNbGETrEqtO01E&e= > >> > https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=https-3A__stackoverflow.com_ques > tions_28536980_git-2Dchange-2Dcommit-2Ddate-2Dto-2Dauthor-2Ddate&d=D > wICaQ&c=O17m6UdqOAIZh9XQ8pTl4g&r=VcGeIeOZ_8_zlrQNSboenYltfxGNIXN_q > G6VpZgXVRk&m=yFm7lAdkRLNMT058SHQUjMRFKzJNDFteXlohKpZHVCs&s=RvjO > jOEXUwzYJp-O3jssuNpmyCWW-UOit8rwFrcKWBE&e= > >> > >> https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=https-3A__git-2Dscm.com_do > >> > cs_git-2Dfilter-2Dbranch&d=DwICaQ&c=O17m6UdqOAIZh9XQ8pTl4g&r=VcGeIeO > Z > >> > _8_zlrQNSboenYltfxGNIXN_qG6VpZgXVRk&m=yFm7lAdkRLNMT058SHQUjMRFKz > JNDFt > >> eXlohKpZHVCs&s=fo6afFNkOm35lefwT8Mq1_LTDW9fJWS7q6dupztiPko&e= > >> > >> You can reproduce the problem by the following steps > >> 1. clone the repository > https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=https-3A__github.com_chucklu_Lee > tCode_&d=DwICaQ&c=O17m6UdqOAIZh9XQ8pTl4g&r=VcGeIeOZ_8_zlrQNSboen > YltfxGNIXN_qG6VpZgXVRk&m=yFm7lAdkRLNMT058SHQUjMRFKzJNDFteXlohKpZ > HVCs&s=amNC8CYj-9Nay21ax37eGw_c_92lh0Z6_VK7sTgCwXQ&e= > >> 2. checkout to the temp branch > >> 3. run the command git filter-branch --env-filter 'export > >> GIT_COMMITTER_DATE="$GIT_AUTHOR_DATE"' ... 67d9d9..f70bf4 > > Did you not tell us everything because you write ... in this message > > when you cited the command you used, or do you say that you used ... > > literally in the command? > > The three dots is provided in the literal EXAMPLES section of the man page. That is > probably an error, as I think it is meant to be an ellipsis to indicate 'insert other > options here'. > > Simply remove the three dots ('symmetric diff notation') . > > Not sure what the correct change to the man page should be, but clearly it has > caused confusion. It also takes a moment to properly realise which commits the > two dot notation will refer to in the example which may further compound the > confusion about the three dots. > > Philip [LU Chuck] Hi Hannes, I used ... literally when I cited the command. I write the command with ... directly as the document introduce the usage like that. You can check the document https://git-scm.com/docs/git-filter-branch#_examples about the --env-filter section. Hi Philip, I also tried to execute the command without ..., git filter-branch --env-filter 'export GIT_COMMITTER_DATE="$GIT_AUTHOR_DATE"' 67d9d9..f70bf4 then I will get another error " You must specify a ref to rewrite." Hi team I have five commits A,B,C,D,E with commit id as following: A(67d9d9)<--B(9c1580)<--C(2eec4d)<--D(a45995)<--E(f70bf4) The commits B,C,D,E 's commiter date and author date are not the same. I want to use filter-branch command to make the commiter date same as the author date. I am using the following command to achieve re-write history: git filter-branch --env-filter 'export GIT_COMMITTER_DATE="$GIT_AUTHOR_DATE"' ... A..E However the command did not work. > > > >> 4. You will got the info "Found nothing to rewrite" > >> > >> However, it was supposed to overwrite the history from commit 9c1580 > to commit f70bf4, make the commit date same as date. > >> I am not sure if I am using the filter-branch correctly, or if there is a bug in > git? > >> > >> Anyone can help me? Thanks in advance. > > -- Hannes
