How to modify a specified commit?

git_tips

You can use git rebase. For example, if you want to modify commit bbc643cd, run

$ git rebase --interactive 'bbc643cd^'

Please note the caret ^ at the end of the command, because you need actually to rebase back to the commit before 
the one you wish to modify.

In the default editor, modify pick to edit in the line mentioning 'bbc643cd'.

Save the file and exit: git will interpret and automatically execute the commands in the file. You will find yourself 
in the previous situation in which you just had created commit bbc643cd.

At this point, bbc643cd is your last commit and you can easily amend it: make your changes and then commit them with 
the command:

$ git commit --all --amend --no-edit
After that, type:

$ git rebase --continue
to return back to the previous HEAD commit.

WARNING: Note that this will change the SHA-1 of that commit as well as all children -- in other words, this rewrites 
the history from that point forward. You can break repos doing this if you push using the command git push --force


Tip from: https://stackoverflow.com/questions/1186535/how-to-modify-a-specified-commit