git-commit - Record changes to the repository along with a log message.
Stores the current contents of the index in a new commit along with a log message from the user describing the changes.
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Questions tagged [git-commit]
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How do I undo the most recent local commits in Git?
I accidentally committed the wrong files to Git but didn't push the commit to the server yet.
How can I undo those commits from the local repository?
The only way seems to be to copy the edits in some kind of GUI text editor, then wipe the whole…
Hamza Yerlikaya
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How to modify existing, unpushed commit messages?
I wrote the wrong thing in a commit message.
How can I change the message? The commit has not been pushed yet.
Laurie Young
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Message 'src refspec master does not match any' when pushing commits in Git
I clone my repository with:
git clone ssh://xxxxx/xx.git
But after I change some files and add and commit them, I want to push them to the server:
git add xxx.php
git commit -m "TEST"
git push origin master
But the error I get back is:
error: src…
sinoohe
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Commit only part of a file in Git
When I make changes to a file in Git, how can I commit only some of the changes?
For example, how could I commit only 15 lines out of 30 lines that have been changed in a file?
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How to change the commit author for one specific commit?
I want to change the author of one specific commit in the history. It's not the last commit.
I know about this question - How do I change the author of a commit in git?
But I am thinking about something, where I identify the commit by hash or…
MicTech
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Remove files from Git commit
I am using Git and I have committed few files using
git commit -a
Later, I found that a file had mistakenly been added to the commit.
How can I remove a file from the last commit?
Lolly
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How can I remove a commit on GitHub?
I "accidentally" pushed a commit to GitHub.
Is it possible to remove this commit?
I want to revert my GitHub repository as it was before this commit.
hectorsq
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How do I commit case-sensitive only filename changes in Git?
I have changed a few files name by de-capitalize the first letter, as in Name.jpg to name.jpg. Git does not recognize this changes and I had to delete the files and upload them again. Is there a way that Git can be case-sensitive when checking for…
Gil Shulman
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Removing multiple files from a Git repo that have already been deleted from disk
I have a Git repo that I have deleted four files from using rm (not git rm), and my Git status looks like this:
# deleted: file1.txt
# deleted: file2.txt
# deleted: file3.txt
# deleted: file4.txt
How do I remove these files…
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How to revert uncommitted changes including files and folders?
Is there a git command to revert all uncommitted changes in a working tree and index and to also remove newly created files and folders?
MEM
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What are the differences between "git commit" and "git push"?
In a Git tutorial I'm going through, git commit is used to store the changes you've made.
What is git push used for then?
ben
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How do I resolve git saying "Commit your changes or stash them before you can merge"?
I made some updates on my local machine, pushed them to a remote repository, and now I'm trying to pull the changes to the server and I get the message;
error: Your local changes to the following files would be overwritten by…
Jo Sprague
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Link to the issue number on GitHub within a commit message
Is it somehow possible to automatically have a link to GitHub issue number in the git commit message?
Mika Tuupola
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How to cancel a local git commit?
My issue is I have changed a file e.g.: README, added a new line 'this for my testing line' and saved the file, then I issued the following commands:
git status
# On branch master
# Changed but not updated:
# (use "git add ..." to update…
Amal Kumar S
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How to amend a commit without changing commit message (reusing the previous one)?
Is there a way to amend a commit without vi (or your $EDITOR) popping up with the option to modify your commit message, but simply reusing the previous message?
Sridhar Sarnobat
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