Add commit amend author

snippets/commit-amend-author.md

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+---
+title: Change the last commit's author
+tags: commit
+expertise: intermediate
+author: chalarangelo
+firstSeen: 2022-05-03T05:00:00-04:00
+---
+
+Updates the last commit's author without changing its contents.
+
+- Use `git commit --amend` to edit the last commit.
+- Use the `--author` option to change the `<name>` and `<email>` of the commit's author.
+
+```shell
+git commit --amend --author="<name> <email>"
+```
+
+```shell
+# Make some changes to files
+git add .
+git commit --amend --author="Duck Quackers <cool.duck@qua.ck>"
+# The last commit's author is now `Duck Quackers`
+```