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change git commit message

git commit --amend -m "New commit message"

edit last commit message

git commit --amend -m "New commit message."

amend last commit message

$ git commit --amend -m "New and correct message"

git edit last commit message

# with file changes
git commit --amend -m "Commit Message"

# without file changes, update only commit message
git commit --amend -m "Updated Commit Message" --no-edit

git amend last commit message

$ git commit --amend -m "New and correct message"

github change last commit message

# for the most recent commit
git commit --amend -m "changed commits"
git push -f
# for n older commits
git rebase -i HEAD~n
# follow instuctions e.g. use r for reword to edit older commits
# removing a line means THAT COMMIT WILL BE LOST. 
git rebase --continue
# solve conflicts if exist
git push -f
# git push --force-with-lease origin <branch> is safer

change commit message

git commit --amend
// press enter, editor would open

change git commit message

git commit --amend -m "New message"

change commit message git

git commit --amend -m 'commit message'

change git commit message

git commit --amend -m "changing commit message"

git modify last commit but leave the commit message

git add . 
git commit --amend --no-edit

git change an old commit message

git rebase -i HEAD~4
pick e459d80 Do xyz
pick 0459045 Do something
pick 90fdeab Do something else
pick facecaf Do abc

#Now replace pick with reword for the commits
# you want to edit the messages of
pick e459d80 Do xyz
reword 0459045 Do something
reword 90fdeab Do something else
pick facecaf Do abc


# Exit the editor after saving the file, 
# and next you will be prompted to edit the messages 
# for the commits you had marked reword, in one file per message.

#Source https://stackoverflow.com/a/45302710/11266661