Commit file and use last modified date as author commit date

commitFilesByModificationDate.sh

#!/bin/bash

# Run directly from bash without download:
# curl -s https://gist.githubusercontent.com/danieldownes/c31b2107879555ebcb436a4e10d2826a/raw/ca495f5f28af778c72712472d279e27698c5606f/commitFilesByModificationDate.sh | bash

# Get list of all files in all folders and subfolders

# ignore file and '.git' folder

# Sort by modification date, desc

find . -type f \( ! -iname "Thumbs.db" \) ! -path "./.git/*" -printf "%TY-%Tm-%TdT%TH:%TM:%.2TS%Tz$%p\n" |
sort -n |
while read fname;
do
  FD=$(echo "$fname" | cut -c 1-24)
  FN=$(echo "$fname" | cut -f 2 -d$)
  if git add "$FN"
  then
    git commit -m "$FN"
    LC_ALL=C GIT_COMMITTER_DATE="$FD" git commit --amend --no-edit --date "$FD" --quiet
  fi
done


# Commit any removed files between passes:
git commit -a -m "removed files"
LC_ALL=C GIT_COMMITTER_DATE="$FDD" git commit --amend --no-edit --date "$FDD" --quiet


  # if lastDatetime <> thisDatetime
  #   git commit $FN -M "$FN $FD"
  #   $filesnames = ""

# Find all .dot files but ignore .htaccess file:
#  $ find . -type f \( -iname ".*" ! -iname ".htaccess" \)

# -printf "%TY-%Tm-%Td %TH:%TM%Tz %p\n"  -printf '%T@\t%p\n'

# Breakdown
: '
find        = list nodes recursively
.           = from current directory
-type f     = but only ones that are actually files
-printf     = and print them in the following format
    '%T@        = last modification time (in seconds, with fractions)
    \t          = then tab
    %p          = then file name
    \n'         = then newline
| sort -n   = sort according to numerical value
| cut -f 2  = show only the second field
'

# Commit each file individually

# Set the commit and auther date to respective files last modification date

# Set commit and author date

#git commit --amend --date=2014-09-28T01:00:00+0000