Amending the last commit in Git - Mini Project: Build & Apply

Amending the Last Commit in Git

📖 Scenario: You are working on a project and just made a commit with a small mistake in the commit message. You want to fix this mistake without creating a new commit.

🎯 Goal: Learn how to amend the last commit message using Git commands.

📋 What You'll Learn

Create a file named example.txt with specific content

Add the file to the Git staging area

Make an initial commit with a given message

Amend the last commit message to the correct one

Display the final commit message to verify the change

💡 Why This Matters

🌍 Real World

Fixing mistakes in commit messages is common when working on software projects to keep history clean and understandable.

💼 Career

Knowing how to amend commits helps developers maintain clear project history and collaborate effectively in teams.

1

Create a file and add content

Create a file named example.txt and add the text Hello, Git! inside it.

Git

# Create the file example.txt with the text 'Hello, Git!'
# Your code here

Need a hint?

Use the echo command to write text into a file.

2

Add the file to Git staging area

Initialize a new Git repository and add the file example.txt to the Git staging area using the git init and git add commands.

Git

echo "Hello, Git!" > example.txt
# Add example.txt to the Git staging area
# Your code here

Need a hint?

Use git init followed by git add example.txt to initialize the repository and stage the file.

3

Make the initial commit

Make an initial commit with the message Initial commit with typo using git commit -m.

Git

echo "Hello, Git!" > example.txt
git init
git add example.txt
# Commit with message 'Initial commit with typo'
# Your code here

Need a hint?

Use git commit -m "Initial commit with typo" to commit.

4

Amend the last commit message

Amend the last commit message to Initial commit with correct message using the git commit --amend -m command. Then, display the last commit message using git log -1 --pretty=%B.

Git

echo "Hello, Git!" > example.txt
git init
git add example.txt
git commit -m "Initial commit with typo"
# Amend the last commit message
# Your code here

Need a hint?

Use git commit --amend -m "New message" to change the last commit message.

Use git log -1 --pretty=%B to show the last commit message.