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1 | git-commit(1) |
2 | ============= | |
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3 | |
4 | NAME | |
5 | ---- | |
c3f0baac | 6 | git-commit - Record changes to the repository |
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7 | |
8 | SYNOPSIS | |
9 | -------- | |
353ce815 | 10 | [verse] |
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11 | 'git commit' [-a | --interactive | --patch] [-s] [-v] [-u<mode>] [--amend] |
12 | [--dry-run] [(-c | -C | --fixup | --squash) <commit>] | |
13 | [-F <file> | -m <msg>] [--reset-author] [--allow-empty] | |
14 | [--allow-empty-message] [--no-verify] [-e] [--author=<author>] | |
15 | [--date=<date>] [--cleanup=<mode>] [--status | --no-status] | |
16 | [-i | -o] [--] [<file>...] | |
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17 | |
18 | DESCRIPTION | |
19 | ----------- | |
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20 | Stores the current contents of the index in a new commit along |
21 | with a log message from the user describing the changes. | |
62033318 | 22 | |
a76c2acb | 23 | The content to be added can be specified in several ways: |
f9935bf9 | 24 | |
0b444cdb | 25 | 1. by using 'git add' to incrementally "add" changes to the |
a76c2acb | 26 | index before using the 'commit' command (Note: even modified |
6c96753d | 27 | files must be "added"); |
5bfc4f23 | 28 | |
0b444cdb | 29 | 2. by using 'git rm' to remove files from the working tree |
a76c2acb | 30 | and the index, again before using the 'commit' command; |
6c96753d | 31 | |
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32 | 3. by listing files as arguments to the 'commit' command, in which |
33 | case the commit will ignore changes staged in the index, and instead | |
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34 | record the current content of the listed files (which must already |
35 | be known to git); | |
6c96753d | 36 | |
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37 | 4. by using the -a switch with the 'commit' command to automatically |
38 | "add" changes from all known files (i.e. all files that are already | |
39 | listed in the index) and to automatically "rm" files in the index | |
40 | that have been removed from the working tree, and then perform the | |
41 | actual commit; | |
6c96753d | 42 | |
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43 | 5. by using the --interactive or --patch switches with the 'commit' command |
44 | to decide one by one which files or hunks should be part of the commit, | |
6cf378f0 | 45 | before finalizing the operation. See the ``Interactive Mode'' section of |
b4bd4668 | 46 | linkgit:git-add[1] to learn how to operate these modes. |
6cbf07ef | 47 | |
60c2993c | 48 | The `--dry-run` option can be used to obtain a |
6c96753d | 49 | summary of what is included by any of the above for the next |
60c2993c | 50 | commit by giving the same set of parameters (options and paths). |
6c96753d | 51 | |
483bc4f0 | 52 | If you make a commit and then find a mistake immediately after |
0b444cdb | 53 | that, you can recover from it with 'git reset'. |
5bfc4f23 | 54 | |
6d35cc76 | 55 | |
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56 | OPTIONS |
57 | ------- | |
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58 | -a:: |
59 | --all:: | |
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60 | Tell the command to automatically stage files that have |
61 | been modified and deleted, but new files you have not | |
62 | told git about are not affected. | |
62033318 | 63 | |
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64 | -p:: |
65 | --patch:: | |
66 | Use the interactive patch selection interface to chose | |
67 | which changes to commit. See linkgit:git-add[1] for | |
68 | details. | |
69 | ||
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70 | -C <commit>:: |
71 | --reuse-message=<commit>:: | |
bc47c29e | 72 | Take an existing commit object, and reuse the log message |
62033318 | 73 | and the authorship information (including the timestamp) |
bc47c29e | 74 | when creating the commit. |
62033318 | 75 | |
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76 | -c <commit>:: |
77 | --reedit-message=<commit>:: | |
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78 | Like '-C', but with '-c' the editor is invoked, so that |
79 | the user can further edit the commit message. | |
80 | ||
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81 | --fixup=<commit>:: |
82 | Construct a commit message for use with `rebase --autosquash`. | |
83 | The commit message will be the subject line from the specified | |
84 | commit with a prefix of "fixup! ". See linkgit:git-rebase[1] | |
85 | for details. | |
86 | ||
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87 | --squash=<commit>:: |
88 | Construct a commit message for use with `rebase --autosquash`. | |
89 | The commit message subject line is taken from the specified | |
90 | commit with a prefix of "squash! ". Can be used with additional | |
91 | commit message options (`-m`/`-c`/`-C`/`-F`). See | |
92 | linkgit:git-rebase[1] for details. | |
93 | ||
c51f6cee | 94 | --reset-author:: |
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95 | When used with -C/-c/--amend options, or when committing after a |
96 | a conflicting cherry-pick, declare that the authorship of the | |
97 | resulting commit now belongs of the committer. This also renews | |
98 | the author timestamp. | |
c51f6cee | 99 | |
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100 | --short:: |
101 | When doing a dry-run, give the output in the short-format. See | |
102 | linkgit:git-status[1] for details. Implies `--dry-run`. | |
103 | ||
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104 | --branch:: |
105 | Show the branch and tracking info even in short-format. | |
106 | ||
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107 | --porcelain:: |
108 | When doing a dry-run, give the output in a porcelain-ready | |
109 | format. See linkgit:git-status[1] for details. Implies | |
110 | `--dry-run`. | |
111 | ||
112 | -z:: | |
e858af6d | 113 | --null:: |
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114 | When showing `short` or `porcelain` status output, terminate |
115 | entries in the status output with NUL, instead of LF. If no | |
116 | format is given, implies the `--porcelain` output format. | |
117 | ||
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118 | -F <file>:: |
119 | --file=<file>:: | |
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120 | Take the commit message from the given file. Use '-' to |
121 | read the message from the standard input. | |
122 | ||
c4a7ff52 | 123 | --author=<author>:: |
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124 | Override the commit author. Specify an explicit author using the |
125 | standard `A U Thor <author@example.com>` format. Otherwise <author> | |
126 | is assumed to be a pattern and is used to search for an existing | |
127 | commit by that author (i.e. rev-list --all -i --author=<author>); | |
128 | the commit author is then copied from the first such commit found. | |
130fcca6 | 129 | |
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130 | --date=<date>:: |
131 | Override the author date used in the commit. | |
132 | ||
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133 | -m <msg>:: |
134 | --message=<msg>:: | |
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135 | Use the given <msg> as the commit message. |
136 | ||
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137 | -t <file>:: |
138 | --template=<file>:: | |
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139 | When editing the commit message, start the editor with the |
140 | contents in the given file. The `commit.template` configuration | |
141 | variable is often used to give this option implicitly to the | |
142 | command. This mechanism can be used by projects that want to | |
143 | guide participants with some hints on what to write in the message | |
144 | in what order. If the user exits the editor without editing the | |
145 | message, the commit is aborted. This has no effect when a message | |
146 | is given by other means, e.g. with the `-m` or `-F` options. | |
d1cc130a | 147 | |
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148 | -s:: |
149 | --signoff:: | |
a0178ae2 | 150 | Add Signed-off-by line by the committer at the end of the commit |
09cff066 | 151 | log message. |
3f971fc4 | 152 | |
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153 | -n:: |
154 | --no-verify:: | |
aa6da6cd | 155 | This option bypasses the pre-commit and commit-msg hooks. |
6998e4db | 156 | See also linkgit:githooks[5]. |
eaa54efc | 157 | |
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158 | --allow-empty:: |
159 | Usually recording a commit that has the exact same tree as its | |
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160 | sole parent commit is a mistake, and the command prevents you |
161 | from making such a commit. This option bypasses the safety, and | |
6b677a28 | 162 | is primarily for use by foreign SCM interface scripts. |
36863af1 | 163 | |
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164 | --allow-empty-message:: |
165 | Like --allow-empty this command is primarily for use by foreign | |
6b677a28 | 166 | SCM interface scripts. It allows you to create a commit with an |
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167 | empty commit message without using plumbing commands like |
168 | linkgit:git-commit-tree[1]. | |
169 | ||
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170 | --cleanup=<mode>:: |
171 | This option sets how the commit message is cleaned up. | |
172 | The '<mode>' can be one of 'verbatim', 'whitespace', 'strip', | |
173 | and 'default'. The 'default' mode will strip leading and | |
174 | trailing empty lines and #commentary from the commit message | |
175 | only if the message is to be edited. Otherwise only whitespace | |
176 | removed. The 'verbatim' mode does not change message at all, | |
177 | 'whitespace' removes just leading/trailing whitespace lines | |
178 | and 'strip' removes both whitespace and commentary. | |
179 | ||
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180 | -e:: |
181 | --edit:: | |
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182 | The message taken from file with `-F`, command line with |
183 | `-m`, and from file with `-C` are usually used as the | |
184 | commit log message unmodified. This option lets you | |
185 | further edit the message taken from these sources. | |
186 | ||
ae5d8470 | 187 | --amend:: |
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188 | Used to amend the tip of the current branch. Prepare the tree |
189 | object you would want to replace the latest commit as usual | |
190 | (this includes the usual -i/-o and explicit paths), and the | |
191 | commit log editor is seeded with the commit message from the | |
192 | tip of the current branch. The commit you create replaces the | |
193 | current tip -- if it was a merge, it will have the parents of | |
194 | the current tip as parents -- so the current top commit is | |
195 | discarded. | |
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196 | |
197 | --no-post-rewrite:: | |
198 | Bypass the post-rewrite hook. | |
199 | ||
ae5d8470 | 200 | + |
6cbd5d7d | 201 | -- |
ae5d8470 | 202 | It is a rough equivalent for: |
6cbd5d7d | 203 | ------ |
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204 | $ git reset --soft HEAD^ |
205 | $ ... do something else to come up with the right tree ... | |
206 | $ git commit -c ORIG_HEAD | |
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207 | |
208 | ------ | |
ae5d8470 | 209 | but can be used to amend a merge commit. |
6cbd5d7d | 210 | -- |
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211 | + |
212 | You should understand the implications of rewriting history if you | |
213 | amend a commit that has already been published. (See the "RECOVERING | |
214 | FROM UPSTREAM REBASE" section in linkgit:git-rebase[1].) | |
ae5d8470 | 215 | |
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216 | -i:: |
217 | --include:: | |
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218 | Before making a commit out of staged contents so far, |
219 | stage the contents of paths given on the command line | |
220 | as well. This is usually not what you want unless you | |
221 | are concluding a conflicted merge. | |
62033318 | 222 | |
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223 | -o:: |
224 | --only:: | |
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225 | Make a commit only from the paths specified on the |
226 | command line, disregarding any contents that have been | |
227 | staged so far. This is the default mode of operation of | |
0b444cdb | 228 | 'git commit' if any paths are given on the command line, |
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229 | in which case this option can be omitted. |
230 | If this option is specified together with '--amend', then | |
04c8ce9c | 231 | no paths need to be specified, which can be used to amend |
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232 | the last commit without committing changes that have |
233 | already been staged. | |
234 | ||
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235 | -u[<mode>]:: |
236 | --untracked-files[=<mode>]:: | |
4cc62606 | 237 | Show untracked files. |
4bfee30a | 238 | + |
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239 | The mode parameter is optional (defaults to 'all'), and is used to |
240 | specify the handling of untracked files; when -u is not used, the | |
241 | default is 'normal', i.e. show untracked files and directories. | |
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242 | + |
243 | The possible options are: | |
4bfee30a | 244 | + |
6c2ce048 | 245 | - 'no' - Show no untracked files |
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246 | - 'normal' - Shows untracked files and directories |
247 | - 'all' - Also shows individual files in untracked directories. | |
d6293d1f | 248 | + |
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249 | The default can be changed using the status.showUntrackedFiles |
250 | configuration variable documented in linkgit:git-config[1]. | |
af83bed6 | 251 | |
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252 | -v:: |
253 | --verbose:: | |
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254 | Show unified diff between the HEAD commit and what |
255 | would be committed at the bottom of the commit message | |
256 | template. Note that this diff output doesn't have its | |
257 | lines prefixed with '#'. | |
258 | ||
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259 | -q:: |
260 | --quiet:: | |
23bfbb81 | 261 | Suppress commit summary message. |
ebd124c6 | 262 | |
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263 | --dry-run:: |
264 | Do not create a commit, but show a list of paths that are | |
265 | to be committed, paths with local changes that will be left | |
266 | uncommitted and paths that are untracked. | |
267 | ||
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268 | --status:: |
269 | Include the output of linkgit:git-status[1] in the commit | |
270 | message template when using an editor to prepare the commit | |
271 | message. Defaults to on, but can be used to override | |
272 | configuration variable commit.status. | |
273 | ||
274 | --no-status:: | |
275 | Do not include the output of linkgit:git-status[1] in the | |
276 | commit message template when using an editor to prepare the | |
277 | default commit message. | |
278 | ||
e994004f | 279 | \--:: |
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280 | Do not interpret any more arguments as options. |
281 | ||
282 | <file>...:: | |
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283 | When files are given on the command line, the command |
284 | commits the contents of the named files, without | |
285 | recording the changes already staged. The contents of | |
286 | these files are also staged for the next commit on top | |
287 | of what have been staged before. | |
3ae854c3 | 288 | |
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289 | :git-commit: 1 |
290 | include::date-formats.txt[] | |
3ae854c3 | 291 | |
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292 | EXAMPLES |
293 | -------- | |
294 | When recording your own work, the contents of modified files in | |
295 | your working tree are temporarily stored to a staging area | |
0b444cdb | 296 | called the "index" with 'git add'. A file can be |
97e9a221 | 297 | reverted back, only in the index but not in the working tree, |
6cf378f0 | 298 | to that of the last commit with `git reset HEAD -- <file>`, |
0b444cdb | 299 | which effectively reverts 'git add' and prevents the changes to |
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300 | this file from participating in the next commit. After building |
301 | the state to be committed incrementally with these commands, | |
302 | `git commit` (without any pathname parameter) is used to record what | |
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303 | has been staged so far. This is the most basic form of the |
304 | command. An example: | |
305 | ||
306 | ------------ | |
307 | $ edit hello.c | |
308 | $ git rm goodbye.c | |
309 | $ git add hello.c | |
310 | $ git commit | |
311 | ------------ | |
312 | ||
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313 | Instead of staging files after each individual change, you can |
314 | tell `git commit` to notice the changes to the files whose | |
315 | contents are tracked in | |
316 | your working tree and do corresponding `git add` and `git rm` | |
317 | for you. That is, this example does the same as the earlier | |
318 | example if there is no other change in your working tree: | |
319 | ||
320 | ------------ | |
321 | $ edit hello.c | |
322 | $ rm goodbye.c | |
323 | $ git commit -a | |
324 | ------------ | |
325 | ||
326 | The command `git commit -a` first looks at your working tree, | |
327 | notices that you have modified hello.c and removed goodbye.c, | |
328 | and performs necessary `git add` and `git rm` for you. | |
329 | ||
330 | After staging changes to many files, you can alter the order the | |
331 | changes are recorded in, by giving pathnames to `git commit`. | |
332 | When pathnames are given, the command makes a commit that | |
333 | only records the changes made to the named paths: | |
334 | ||
335 | ------------ | |
336 | $ edit hello.c hello.h | |
337 | $ git add hello.c hello.h | |
338 | $ edit Makefile | |
339 | $ git commit Makefile | |
340 | ------------ | |
341 | ||
342 | This makes a commit that records the modification to `Makefile`. | |
343 | The changes staged for `hello.c` and `hello.h` are not included | |
344 | in the resulting commit. However, their changes are not lost -- | |
345 | they are still staged and merely held back. After the above | |
346 | sequence, if you do: | |
347 | ||
348 | ------------ | |
349 | $ git commit | |
350 | ------------ | |
351 | ||
352 | this second commit would record the changes to `hello.c` and | |
353 | `hello.h` as expected. | |
354 | ||
0b444cdb | 355 | After a merge (initiated by 'git merge' or 'git pull') stops |
483bc4f0 | 356 | because of conflicts, cleanly merged |
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357 | paths are already staged to be committed for you, and paths that |
358 | conflicted are left in unmerged state. You would have to first | |
0b444cdb | 359 | check which paths are conflicting with 'git status' |
6c96753d | 360 | and after fixing them manually in your working tree, you would |
0b444cdb | 361 | stage the result as usual with 'git add': |
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362 | |
363 | ------------ | |
364 | $ git status | grep unmerged | |
365 | unmerged: hello.c | |
366 | $ edit hello.c | |
367 | $ git add hello.c | |
368 | ------------ | |
369 | ||
370 | After resolving conflicts and staging the result, `git ls-files -u` | |
371 | would stop mentioning the conflicted path. When you are done, | |
372 | run `git commit` to finally record the merge: | |
373 | ||
374 | ------------ | |
375 | $ git commit | |
376 | ------------ | |
377 | ||
378 | As with the case to record your own changes, you can use `-a` | |
379 | option to save typing. One difference is that during a merge | |
380 | resolution, you cannot use `git commit` with pathnames to | |
381 | alter the order the changes are committed, because the merge | |
382 | should be recorded as a single commit. In fact, the command | |
383 | refuses to run when given pathnames (but see `-i` option). | |
384 | ||
385 | ||
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386 | DISCUSSION |
387 | ---------- | |
388 | ||
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389 | Though not required, it's a good idea to begin the commit message |
390 | with a single short (less than 50 character) line summarizing the | |
391 | change, followed by a blank line and then a more thorough description. | |
392 | Tools that turn commits into email, for example, use the first line | |
393 | on the Subject: line and the rest of the commit in the body. | |
394 | ||
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395 | include::i18n.txt[] |
396 | ||
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397 | ENVIRONMENT AND CONFIGURATION VARIABLES |
398 | --------------------------------------- | |
399 | The editor used to edit the commit log message will be chosen from the | |
400 | GIT_EDITOR environment variable, the core.editor configuration variable, the | |
401 | VISUAL environment variable, or the EDITOR environment variable (in that | |
b4479f07 | 402 | order). See linkgit:git-var[1] for details. |
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403 | |
404 | HOOKS | |
405 | ----- | |
8089c85b | 406 | This command can run `commit-msg`, `prepare-commit-msg`, `pre-commit`, |
6998e4db | 407 | and `post-commit` hooks. See linkgit:githooks[5] for more |
6c96753d | 408 | information. |
130fcca6 | 409 | |
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410 | FILES |
411 | ----- | |
412 | ||
413 | `$GIT_DIR/COMMIT_EDITMSG`:: | |
414 | This file contains the commit message of a commit in progress. | |
415 | If `git commit` exits due to an error before creating a commit, | |
416 | any commit message that has been provided by the user (e.g., in | |
417 | an editor session) will be available in this file, but will be | |
418 | overwritten by the next invocation of `git commit`. | |
130fcca6 | 419 | |
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420 | SEE ALSO |
421 | -------- | |
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422 | linkgit:git-add[1], |
423 | linkgit:git-rm[1], | |
424 | linkgit:git-mv[1], | |
425 | linkgit:git-merge[1], | |
426 | linkgit:git-commit-tree[1] | |
130fcca6 | 427 | |
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428 | GIT |
429 | --- | |
9e1f0a85 | 430 | Part of the linkgit:git[1] suite |