1git commit --amend --reset-author

1git config core.fileMode false details in https://stackoverflow.com/questions/1580596/how-do-i-make-git-ignore-file-mode-chmod-changes

When you see error such as this 1bash-4.1$ git checkout Brick_Release_2018-06-19 2error: pathspec 'Brick_Release_2018-06-19' did not match any file(s) known to git. 'git fetch' first and retry to checkout. If it still fails, ensure you're using the correct branch name.

1$ git remote set-url --push origin no-pushing 2$ git push 3fatal: 'no-pushing' does not appear to be a git repository 4fatal: The remote end hung up unexpectedly See https://stackoverflow.com/questions/7556155/git-set-up-a-fetch-only-remote