Modify contents of an old commit in your branch

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Modify contents of an old commit in your branch by Ciro Santilli 34 Updated 2024-11-19 Created 1970-01-01
Before: 
7 my-feature HEAD
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6
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5 master
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4
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3
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2
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1
Oh, commit 6 was crap: 
git rebase -i HEAD~2
Mark 6 to be modified.
After: 
7 my-feature HEAD
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6v2
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5 master
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4
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3
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2
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1
Better now, ready to push.
Note: history changes change all commits SHAs. All parents are considereEven time is considered. So is commit message/author. And obviously file contents. So now commit "7" will actually have a different SHA.
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