LinuxCommandLibrary

git-commit

Record changes to the repository

TLDR

Commit staged files to the repository with a message

$ git commit [[-m|--message]] "[message]"
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Commit staged files with a message read from a file
$ git commit [[-F|--file]] [path/to/commit_message_file]
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Auto stage all modified and deleted files and commit with a message
$ git commit [[-a|--all]] [[-m|--message]] "[message]"
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Commit staged files and sign them with the specified GPG key (or the one defined in the configuration file if no argument is specified)
$ git commit [[-S|--gpg-sign]] [key_id] [[-m|--message]] "[message]"
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Update the last commit by adding the currently staged changes, changing the commit's hash
$ git commit --amend
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Commit only specific (already staged) files
$ git commit [path/to/file1 path/to/file2 ...]
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Create a commit, even if there are no staged files
$ git commit [[-m|--message]] "[message]" --allow-empty
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SYNOPSIS

git commit [-a | --interactive | --patch] [-s] [-v] [-q] [-n] [--amend] [--allow-empty] [-m | -F ] [--author=] [--date=] [--message=] [--template=