How to modify existing, unpushed commit messages?

Question

I wrote the wrong thing in a commit message.

How can I change the message? The commit has not been pushed yet.

Answer 1

You can use the command "git commit --amend' to overwrite the last commit. If you would like to also overwrite the files, you can use the following command:

git commit -a --amend -m "My new commit message"

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Answer 2

Also, check out this Git Tutorial to know more.