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title: Create a commit by a different author
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type: snippet
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tags: [commit]
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cover: new-plant
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dateModified: 2021-04-13T21:10:59+03:00
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---
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Creates a new commit by the specified author.
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- Use `git commit -m <message>` to create a new commit with the specified `<message>`.
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- Use the `--author` option to change the `<name>` and `<email>` of the commit's author.
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```shell
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git commit -m <message> --author="<name> <email>"
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```
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```shell
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# Make some changes to files
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git add .
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git commit -m "Fix the network bug" --author="Duck Quackers <cool.duck@qua.ck>"
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# Creates a commit by `Duck Quackers`
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```
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