> -----Original Message----- > From: Johannes Sixt <j6t@xxxxxxxx> > Sent: Tuesday, May 28, 2019 2:22 AM > To: 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 > > 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=PCS1M1ifdx6sA8TMCp7ScKA > 3-HjUfAajePZfGnQ-94o&s=J7vtNc6IhEcruZJBeCPJJM2XR_zC-1Z0JXmNx9k5c3s&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=PCS1M1ifdx6sA8TMCp7ScKA3-HjUfAajePZfGnQ-94o > &s=XZTtPkEqajdcG1uDxiX0AAX7F2Raf0jcubwGTKFtqv0&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=PCS1M1ifdx6sA8TMCp7ScKA3-HjUfAajePZfGnQ-94o&s=6scC0 > PyREzwE67wAerVgPtdO-ng_3Q_M1Ir8sWHXmfs&e= > > > > https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=https-3A__git-2Dscm.com_doc > > > s_git-2Dfilter-2Dbranch&d=DwICaQ&c=O17m6UdqOAIZh9XQ8pTl4g&r=VcGeIeOZ > _8 > > > _zlrQNSboenYltfxGNIXN_qG6VpZgXVRk&m=PCS1M1ifdx6sA8TMCp7ScKA3-HjUf > AajeP > > ZfGnQ-94o&s=tWbrczoPb11Ywr7Y7HPO8-LaXWhbqrE4q6iyrCabNsk&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=PCS1M1ifdx6sA8TMCp7ScKA3-HjUfAajePZfGnQ- > 94o&s=G0unMrRQroUK3eE3wu7xBIGH9NbO05ydkFYROKoIcU0&e= > > 2. checkout to the temp branch > > 3. run the command git filter-branch --env-filter 'export > > GIT_COMMITTER_DATE="$GIT_AUTHOR_DATE"' ... 67d9d9..f70bf4 > > Did you not tell us everything because you write ... in this message when you cited > the command you used, or do you say that you used ... > literally in the command? [LU Chuck] Let's move back here, I know what three dots does now. According this documentation https://git-scm.com/docs/gitrevisions#Documentation/gitrevisions.txt-Theem82308203emthree-dotSymmetricDifferenceNotation . Then the command I need to run is git filter-branch --env-filter 'export GIT_COMMITTER_DATE="$GIT_AUTHOR_DATE"' 67d9d9..f70bf4 But why I got the error message " You must specify a ref to rewrite. ". When I use command " git log 67d9d9..f70bf4 ", it will list 4 commits. It means the commits range works. So, the problem would be, why the git filter-branch could not recognized 67d9d9..f70bf4 as a range of commits? > > > 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
