How can I use a file as the commit message in Git?

Question

I write my message in the file message, and I want to use it as the commit message while I executing git commit -a.

I tried:

$ git commit -a -m | cat message
$ cat message | git commit -a -m
$ git commit -a --message=`cat message`
$ cat message > git commit -a -m
$ cat message | git commit -a -m

But none of them works.

So is there anybody can solve my problem? Thanks!

[`git commit -a -F message`](https://git-scm.com/docs/git-commit#Documentation/git-commit.txt--Fltfilegt) — phd, Jul 06 '21 at 14:14
You really should read the manual `git help commit` before asking SO. — Inigo, Jul 06 '21 at 14:17

score 9 · Accepted Answer · answered Jul 06 '21 at 14:14

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One way . . .

git commit -F filename

See https://git-scm.com/docs/git-commit

answered Jul 06 '21 at 14:14

Mike Sherrill 'Cat Recall'

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And I like this one better – eftshift0 Jul 06 '21 at 14:16

score -2 · Answer 2 · answered Jul 06 '21 at 14:14

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I think you need to use option -t some-file

git commit -t some-template-file

answered Jul 06 '21 at 14:14

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score -3 · Answer 3 · answered Jul 06 '21 at 14:14

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run the following command

cat message | xargs git commit -m

answered Jul 06 '21 at 14:14

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How can I use a file as the commit message in Git?

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