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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How to commit a change in git when git commit opens Nano?
I'm new to git and I'm trying to commit my first changes on a Windows machine. However, when I type in $git commit it takes me to a different screen than any online tutorials show or than what is mentioned in Pro Git. No online searching yields an…
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Accidentally pushed commit: change git commit message
In my local repo I have one commit with an incorrect commit message.
I've already published the incorrect commit message with git push.
Now the remote repo (which is GitHub-hosted) has the incorrect commit message, too.
I've already tried git commit…
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Why am I getting "Commit failed with error: pathspec ... did not match any file(s)"?
I am having some issues with Git.
I have a repository where I can commit any file to without problem. However, there is a single file 'Funder.php' which, when I try committing, tells me there is an error as:
Commit failed with error:
pathspec…
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IntelliJ IDEA - Asterisk after author's name in git log
In our git log we sometimes see an asterisk after the user name in the Author column. The same user is listed without the asterisk in other commits.
What does the asterisk stand for?
I'm using IntelliJ IDEA 15.0.6.
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What is a Git commit ID?
How are the Git commit IDs generated to uniquely identify the commits?
Example: 521747298a3790fde1710f3aa2d03b55020575aa
How does it work? Are they only unique for each project? Or for the Git repositories globally?
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List files modified for particular git commit
I have commit, abc, and I want to list files that were modified for the commit.
What is the git command which will list modified files for that commit?
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Git prevents pushing after amending a commit
Usually, I just run
git add file
git commit
git push
but if I amend the commit before pushing it (with git commit --amend), the next push fails with
hint: Updates were rejected because the tip of your current branch is behind
hint: its remote…
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GitHub - error: failed to push some refs to 'git@github.com:myrepo.git'
I ran these commands below:
git add .
git commit -m 't'
Then, when running the command below:
git push origin development
I got the error below:
To git@github.com:myrepo.git
! [rejected] development -> development…
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Exit Vim without committing changes in Git
When I use git commit --amend or git rebase -i, vim opens up for me to make changes. If I then change my mind and exit vim without making any changes, a commit is still made which shows up in git reflog.
How do I exit the editor without committing…
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github changes not staged for commit
I have a very basic github setup with a readme, a directory, and another directory inside it with an html file. On github I can only view the readme and the first folder but none of its contents, and I am getting this message
tc349 ryntc3$ git add…
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What does it mean when Git says 'rewrite' or 'rename' in a commit message?
Running a git commit leads to the following output:
[manu@host] git: git commit -a -m "StreamIt instrumentation"
[master 263410f] StreamIt instrumentation
62 files changed, 6117 insertions(+), 5748 deletions(-)
rewrite…
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Undo a git commit
Can you undo a past commit, that has long been merged into your git repository, via a git command? Or do you have to manually undo all the changes made in that commit?
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Telling if a Git commit is a Merge/Revert commit
I am writing a script that requires checking whether a particular commit is a Merge/Revert commit or not, and I am wondering if there is a git trick for that.
What I came up with so far (and I definitely don't want to depend on the commit message…
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How to add commit message using vim?
I want to add a commit message using vim (or nano, or any other text editor) rather than writing it in the command line using git commit -m.
How I can do this?
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How can I change the default comments in the git commit message?
Is it possible to modify the commented part of the default git commit message?
I want to add a bit more 'context' information for my users.
# Please enter the commit message for your changes.
# (Comment lines starting with '#' will not be…
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