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+---
+title: Create a commit by a different author
+tags: commit,intermediate
+---
+
+Creates a new commit by the specified author.
+
+- Use `git commit -m <message>` to create a new commit with the specified `<message>`.
+- Use the `--author` option to change the `<name>` and `<email>` of the commit's author.
+
+```sh
+git commit -m <message> --author="<name> <email>"
+```
+
+```sh
+# Make some changes to files
+git add .
+git commit -m "Fix the network bug" --author="Duck Quackers <cool.duck@qua.ck>"
+# Creates a commit by `Duck Quackers`
+```