How to control the file dates in git? -

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see repository, https://github.com/steeve/france.code-civil/tree/master/livre%20iii/titre%20vii there files of 48 years ago... how it?

can preserve old dates after commit? no conflicts in git when changing dates?

ps: aim in example simulate document time , reproduce sequence of changes in real world.

you can --date argument git commit. example:

git commit --date="wed feb 16 14:00 2037 +0100" 

you can edit existing date, too: use git commit --amend.

for more information, check out working dates in git.