Create an empty commit

Git, Commit · Apr 13, 2021

Creates an empty commit.

Use git commit --allow-empty -m <message> to create an empty commit with the provided <message>.

git commit --allow-empty -m <message>

# Examples
git commit --allow-empty -m "Empty commit"
# Creates an empty commit with the message "Empty commit"

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