Change the last commit's message

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

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

• Use git commit --amend -m <message> to replace the last commit's message with the new <message>.

git commit --amend -m <message>

git add .
git commit -m "Fix the newtork bug"
git commit --amend -m "Fix the network bug"
# The last commit's message is now "Fix the network bug"

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