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Renaming Git Commit Messages: A Quick and Easy Guide

Pradumna Saraf on July 06, 2023

In Git, it's common to realize that the last commit message needs modification. Whether it's a typo or missing information, Git provides a simple s...
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Agustín Rodríguez

Good explanation, one thing I do different is use git push --force-with-lease instead of the regular force in order to avoid rewrite whole history from my teammates.

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Samuel-Zacharie FAURE

Agreed, I use --force-with-lease 200 times for every 1 time when I'll actually want --force

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Pradumna Saraf

Thank you.

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Brad Pendley

Nicely done! This is also useful for coauthors to add their messages through commit trailers.

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Pradumna Saraf

Thank you, Brad

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Efren Marin

Yes, I was thinking the exact same thing!

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Matek

Briefly and succinctly

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Pradumna Saraf

Thank you.

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Geri Máté

Very useful when you forget that you should follow conventional commits

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Pradumna Saraf

Haha. I agree. Thank you.

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Vishnu Satheesh

Nice Explanation.

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Pradumna Saraf

Thank you.

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Oscar

That's really useful and simple to do! Definitely using this next time I screw up a commit message.

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Mannu

Good Explanation.

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Pradumna Saraf

Thank you.

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Bull

Pretty cool, blog

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Pradumna Saraf

Thank you.

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SLodhiMantras • Edited

good explanation

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Pradumna Saraf

Thank you.