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git commit — Commit files to the repository. More information: <https://git-scm.com/docs/git-commit>.

Submitted by: @import:tldr-pages·Mar 2, 2026·

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Problem

How to use the git commit command: Commit files to the repository. More information: <https://git-scm.com/docs/git-commit>.

Solution

git commit — Commit files to the repository. More information: <https://git-scm.com/docs/git-commit>.

Commit staged files to the repository with a message:

git commit {{[-m|--message]}} "{{message}}"

Commit staged files with a message read from a file:

git commit {{[-F|--file]}} {{path/to/commit_message_file}}

Auto stage all modified and deleted files and commit with a message:

git commit {{[-a|--all]}} {{[-m|--message]}} "{{message}}"

Commit staged files and sign them with the specified GPG key (or the one defined in the configuration file if no argument is specified):

git commit {{[-S|--gpg-sign]}} {{key_id}} {{[-m|--message]}} "{{message}}"

Update the last commit by adding the currently staged changes, changing the commit's hash:

git commit --amend

Commit only specific (already staged) files:

git commit {{path/to/file1 path/to/file2 ...}}

Create a commit, even if there are no staged files:

git commit {{[-m|--message]}} "{{message}}" --allow-empty

Create a commit with a message and a description:

git commit {{[-m|--message]}} "{{message}}" {{[-m|--message]}} "{{description}}"

Code Snippets

Commit staged files to the repository with a message

git commit {{[-m|--message]}} "{{message}}"

Commit staged files with a message read from a file

git commit {{[-F|--file]}} {{path/to/commit_message_file}}

Auto stage all modified and deleted files and commit with a message

git commit {{[-a|--all]}} {{[-m|--message]}} "{{message}}"

Commit staged files and sign them with the specified GPG key (or the one defined in the configuration file if no argument is specified)

git commit {{[-S|--gpg-sign]}} {{key_id}} {{[-m|--message]}} "{{message}}"

Update the last commit by adding the currently staged changes, changing the commit's hash

git commit --amend

Context

tldr-pages: common/git commit

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