🧠 2 Easy Ways to Rename a Git Commit Message (GUI or CLI)

Ever made a typo in your commit message 😅 or forgot to follow proper commit message standards (like I did)? Don’t worry — renaming commits is easier than you think!

✅ 1. Using Fork (Interactive Rebase – GUI method)

1️⃣ Open the repository in Fork
2️⃣ Right-click the commit you want to rename
3️⃣ Select Interactive Rebase > "Reword Message.."
This will open a dialog to edit the message and select rework instead of pick.
4️⃣ Save changes and push with --force if it was already pushed

✨ Super simple — perfect for visual thinkers, right?
Download: https://git-fork.com/

✅ 2. Using Git commands (Terminal)

🔄 To rename the most recent commit:

git commit --amend

🧹 To rename older commits (via rebase):

git rebase -i HEAD~5  # Change 5 to however many commits you want to edit

• Replace pick with reword for the commits you want to rename
• Then press: Esc → :wq → Enter to save and exit
• Git will then prompt you to edit each commit message
• After you're done:

git push --force

⚠️ Don’t forget the --force push — if you skip this, your branch may get out of sync or duplicate commits may appear.

💬 Have you tried the Fork method or the command line? Which one works better for you?

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