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Rewriting Commit Messages in Git

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A quick tutorial demonstrating how to rewrite Git commit messages using git commit --amend and interactive rebase.

Two quick ways to rewrite a previous commit's message in git: - use `git commit --amend` to redo the last commit's message - use `get rebase -i HEAD~N` to look over & reword the last N commits Useful links: stackoverflow.com/questions/179123/how-do-i-edit-an-incorrec… git-scm.com/book/en/Git-Tools-Rewriting-History git-scm.com/docs/git-rebase intro change last commit with `git amend` go further back with `git rebase`

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What people say. Recommended as a clear explanation of how to use git rebase to edit older commit messages.

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On “How do I edit an incorrect commit message with TortoiseGit?”

For the case of when the commit is in the middle, I highly recommend not following the instructions provided by linquize, see the comments below his answer for the reason. You can use the git command line with TortoiseGit and it won't cause any problems: Can I use command-line Git tools and TortoiseGit simultaneously?. This youtube video explains it really well: link to this video. Basically use git rebase -i and then simply "reword" the commit message. Update: I believe you can retrieve the lost commits from the hard reset suggested by linquize, see Wayne's answer here: How can I reorder/combine commits using Git rebase?.
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