Edit the last commit

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

Updates the last commit's contents without changing its message.

• Use git commit --amend --no-edit to add any staged changes to the last commit, without changing its message.

git commit --amend --no-edit

git add .
git commit -m "Fix the network bug"
# Edit or add files
git add .
git commit --amend --no-edit
# The last commit includes the edited/added files

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