# gitbrute **Repository Path**: mirrors_gregkh/gitbrute ## Basic Information - **Project Name**: gitbrute - **Description**: brute-force a git commit hash - **Primary Language**: Unknown - **License**: Not specified - **Default Branch**: master - **Homepage**: None - **GVP Project**: No ## Statistics - **Stars**: 0 - **Forks**: 0 - **Created**: 2020-09-24 - **Last Updated**: 2026-04-04 ## Categories & Tags **Categories**: Uncategorized **Tags**: None ## README gitbrute brute-forces a pair of author+committer timestamps such that the resulting git commit has your desired prefix. It will find the most recent time that satisifies your prefix. Shorter prefixes match more quickly, of course. The author & committer timestamp are not kept in sync. Example: https://github.com/bradfitz/deadbeef