[GH-ISSUE #26] Program hangs on macOs Catalina #9

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kerem · 2026-03-02T02:52:59+03:00

kerem commented

2026-03-02 02:52:59 +03:00

Originally created by @jac0x on GitHub (Jul 27, 2021).
Original GitHub issue: https://github.com/artiebits/fake-git-history/issues/26

Describe the bug
npx fake-git-history hangs after making some commits.

To Reproduce
Steps to reproduce the behavior:

Open Zsh and locate to any directory which will have faked my-history folder.
Run npx fake-git-history.

Expected behavior
Should make all commits and complete successfully.

Screenshots
It hangs, and on Ctrl+C it displays the below error message.

Desktop (please complete the following information):

OS: macOs Catalina 10.15.2
Terminal: iTerm2 3.3.12 with zsh

Originally created by @jac0x on GitHub (Jul 27, 2021). Original GitHub issue: https://github.com/artiebits/fake-git-history/issues/26 **Describe the bug** `npx fake-git-history` hangs after making some commits. **To Reproduce** Steps to reproduce the behavior: 1. Open Zsh and locate to any directory which will have faked `my-history` folder. 2. Run `npx fake-git-history`. **Expected behavior** Should make all commits and complete successfully. **Screenshots** It hangs, and on `Ctrl+C` it displays the below error message. ![image](https://user-images.githubusercontent.com/39693487/127083440-9e4c6d20-82fe-4663-8c70-8164184cb2aa.png) **Desktop (please complete the following information):** - OS: macOs Catalina 10.15.2 - Terminal: iTerm2 3.3.12 with zsh

kerem closed this issue

2026-03-02 02:52:59 +03:00

kerem commented

2026-03-02 02:53:00 +03:00

@artiebits commented on GitHub (Jul 28, 2021):

hi @lijac , thanks for reporting the issue, i will take a look

@artiebits commented on GitHub (Jul 28, 2021): hi @lijac , thanks for reporting the issue, i will take a look

kerem commented

2026-03-02 02:53:00 +03:00

@VincentRoma commented on GitHub (Jul 30, 2021):

Hi,

I had the same issue on Ubuntu, I fixed it by setting:
git config --global user.email "you@example.com"
git config --global user.name "Your Name"
Before running the command

Regards

@VincentRoma commented on GitHub (Jul 30, 2021): Hi, I had the same issue on Ubuntu, I fixed it by setting: git config --global user.email "you@example.com" git config --global user.name "Your Name" Before running the command Regards

kerem referenced this issue

2026-03-02 02:53:09 +03:00

[PR #9] [MERGED] update the date format documentation in README.md #31

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