git commit --amend will open your editor, allowing you to change the commit message of the most recent commit. Additionally, you can set the commit message directly in the command line with:

Jan 24, 2012 · An errata commit is a commit with no substantive code changes but an important commit message -- for example, add one space character to your readme file and commit that …

I find the most easy way is to simply add a new commit and squash this with the one you want to change. I'm a hybrid termial-IDE (JetBrains)-git user. I usually do git-commands like status, …

As Gregg Lind suggested, you can use reword to be prompted to only change the commit message (and leave the commit intact otherwise): git rebase -i HEAD~n Here, n is the list of …

Aug 29, 2022 · I need to change an old commit message. Considering that I've made a few other commits afterwards, is there a way to change it, via git or directly on GitHub, without interfering …

194 GitHub's instructions for doing this: On the command line, navigate to the repository that contains the commit you want to amend. Type git commit --amend and press Enter. In your …

I want to change a previous pushed commit message. Also, I have pushed other commits after that. If I change the commit message will older message be shown in Git commit history.

Sep 2, 2011 · How do I edit or reword a merge commit's message? git commit --amend works if it's the last commit made (HEAD), but what if it comes before HEAD? git rebase -i HEAD~5 …

Jul 12, 2013 · Here are the steps to edit the commit message of a previous commit (which is not the most recent commit) using Sourcetree for Windows version 1.5.2.0: Step 1 Select the …

How do I globally configure git to use a particular editor (e.g. vim) for commit messages?