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% git-amend(1) Version 0.1.5 | git-amend

git-amend

DESCRIPTION​

This commands allows you to recreate the last commit

  • with the actual modified and added files.
  • with a new message
  • or both

It's a git commit amend that always work (even if the commit was pushed to the remote)

HOW?​

  • Soft reset of the last commit. ie:
    • Delete the commit (locally and remotely)
    • Put the files of the deleted commit in the index
  • Recreate a commit with all files
  • If the last commit was tagged
    • Delete the tag
    • Delete the GitHub release

SYNOPSIS​

Recreate the last commit with the actual modified and added files.

git-amend [-e|--edit] [-nr|--no-recurse] [Commit Message]

If the commit message is not given, it will take the message of the last commit.

  • --edit or -e : edit the message in the editor
  • --recurse or -r : recurse and amend in the submodules

SUBMODULES​

By default, this command does not recurse on submodules

See also​