Introduction

Commits with Git provide accountability by attributing authors with changes to code. Git offers multiple features for the specificity and security of commits. This topic explains and demonstrates proper practices and procedures in committing with Git.

Syntax

• git commit [flags]

Parameter	Details
--message, -m	Message to include in the commit. Specifying this parameter bypasses Git's normal behavior of opening an editor.
--amend	Specify that the changes currently staged should be added (amended) to the previous commit. Be careful, this can rewrite history!
--no-edit	Use the selected commit message without launching an editor. For example, git commit --amend --no-edit amends a commit without changing its commit message.
--all, -a	Commit all changes, including changes that aren't yet staged.
--date	Manually set the date that will be associated with the commit.
--only	Commit only the paths specified. This will not commit what you currently have staged unless told to do so.
--patch, -p	Use the interactive patch selection interface to chose which changes to commit.
--help	Displays the man page for git commit
-S[keyid], -S --gpg-sign[=keyid], -S --no-gpg-sign	Sign commit, GPG-sign commit, countermand commit.gpgSign configuration variable
-n, --no-verify	This option bypasses the pre-commit and commit-msg hooks. See also <http://stackoverflow.com/documentation/git/1330/hooks#t=201609151909429849523

Stage and commit changes

Good commit messages

Amending a commit

Committing without opening an editor

Commit changes directly

Create an empty commit

Commit on behalf of someone else

Selecting which lines should be staged for committing

Commiting changes in specific files

Sign commits with GPG

Commit at a specific date

Amend the time of a commit

Amending the author of a commit

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