trouble in using "git commit -a" command

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I am trying to commit all my changes by using following command

git commit -a

Note : I want to commit without any "commit message"

but when I execute above command it shows me the screen shown below, and I don't know how to get out of this screen to complete my commit.

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Why do you want to commit without a message? – Don Branson Oct 31 '12 at 13:45 — Don Branson, Oct 31 '12 at 13:45

score 3 · Accepted Answer · edited May 23 '17 at 11:56

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You must specify a commit message with each commit. There are two ways to do this. First, you can provide it on the command line, using the -m switch:

git commit -am "I made the changes"

If you don't specify that switch, git opens the configured editor. By default, this is vim. To write the message in vim, type i to enter insert mode, then type your message. Hit esc to exit insert mode, then type :wq to save (write) and quit the editor.

You can also configure another editor to be used by git. On the command line, you can run a command like git config --global core.editor notepad, where notepad is the name of the editor that you prefer.

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answered Oct 31 '12 at 13:25

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is there a way to commit without message? – Tahir Yasin Oct 31 '12 at 13:57
No, there is no way to commit without a message. Commits require a message. It can be something as simple as 'Changed 4 files', or 'Another update'. That said, having meaningful commit messages is _really_ helpful to make sense of source control when you come back to a project later (even a couple of days later). – bdukes Oct 31 '12 at 18:06

dnlcrl · Answer 2 · 2012-11-07T08:17:25.960

try git commit -a -m '[your commit message]'

edit: git need always a comment for each commit, you can by the way add an empty comment with

git commit -a -m ''

or

git commit -am ''

Committing with a message is necessary when using Git, but is also helpful:

Crafting the commit message is a very important step of your development work. The message is usually the first thing other developers will see, and the first line in a Git commit-msg has a special meaning. It is considered the "Title" or "Subject" of the commit. Many interfaces use this title to represent the commit, such as:

-Subject of e-mail notifications

-git log's "oneline" mode

-Gerrit interface (dashboard, search results, title)

-Git revert (cites the commit title)

-Various Git GUI clients

(use first line as title until first empty line or end of body)

I want to commit without any message – Tahir Yasin Oct 31 '12 at 13:24 — Tahir Yasin, Oct 31 '12 at 13:24
then you can do: git commit -a -m '' – dnlcrl Oct 31 '12 at 13:26 — dnlcrl, Oct 31 '12 at 13:26

score 0 · Answer 3 · edited May 23 '17 at 12:05

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u should use git commit -a -m '[your message here]'

a commit message is necessary you can keep it empty as well

git commit -a -m ''

a correlated question

Git commit with no commit message

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answered Oct 31 '12 at 13:22

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I want to commit without any message – Tahir Yasin Oct 31 '12 at 13:25
git commit need a message. you can give an empty message. have given the reference of another question – Rishabh Oct 31 '12 at 13:28

score 0 · Answer 4 · answered Oct 31 '12 at 13:25

You haven't specified commit message so Git opened default editor (Vim in this case) to specify message. You have 2 options to solve this:

Write your message writeing
```
i{your message}<ESC>:wq<CR>
```
Or write message directly into command line:
```
git commit -am 'your message'
```

trouble in using "git commit -a" command

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