Create a commit

Isabelle Viktoria Maciohsek · Git, Commit · Apr 13, 2021

Creates a new commit containing the staged changes.

• Use git commit -m <message> to create a new commit with the specified <message>.

git commit -m <message>

# Make some changes to files
git add .
git commit -m "Fix the network bug"
# Creates a commit with the message "Fix the network bug"

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