How to change your last commit Author in Git

The following steps can be used to change Author in Git:

• launch terminal.
• run git commit --ammend --author="Author's name<email address>". This opens the vim editor to edit and save changes.
• press esc on your keyboard to switch to command mode.
• press: (colon) to open the prompt bar at the bottom of the vim editor.
• type x after the colon and press enter.

This will save the changes made and exit the vim editor.

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