How to Change or Edit the Message on a Commit Before Pushing It

Question

I need to edit my message/comment on a commit that I have not pushed.

I am using Git Extensions.

Help.

PS - Also, how do I edit my message after I push my commit?

This might help you out: http://stackoverflow.com/questions/179123/edit-an-incorrect-commit-message-in-git — Chris, Jun 24 '14 at 20:13
Thanks Chris, but I am looking to do this in Git Extensions (GUI). Any other hints? Advice? — Marwan مروان, Jun 24 '14 at 20:17

WillB3 · Accepted Answer · 2016-01-04T00:29:45.897

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If you go into the Commit screen, there should be a checkbox that says "Amend Commit" at the bottom, as can be seen below:

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edited Jan 04 '16 at 00:29

answered Jan 02 '16 at 20:24

WillB3

Thank you. Worked perfectly for me to amend the immediately previous wrong commit message – Karthik Nov 09 '20 at 16:13
I did it and then I click on "Commit & push" and a popup window opened saying something about perform different merge options.... I worried and I cancelled it but it created a new commit afterwards. Fortunately I could reset it. So I don't see that it is working. Please detail more the steps to follow. – Willy Aug 04 '22 at 16:31

score 2 · Answer 2 · answered Jun 24 '14 at 20:14

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commit --amend can be useful, see more about this here

answered Jun 24 '14 at 20:14

Melvinr

Is that accessible through the GUI? – Marwan مروان Jun 24 '14 at 20:15
There should be a amend last commit button. If there's not such amend button you can use the console git commit -a --amend -m "My new commit message" – Melvinr Jun 24 '14 at 20:18
I am using Version 2.47.3, and I can't see a button like that. Thanks. I will keep looking. – Marwan مروان Jun 24 '14 at 20:20

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