How to Edit or Fix the Last Git Commit Message

How can I edit / fix the last git commits message?

Amending any message to your git or bit-bucket is quite easy. Normally sometime, a developer need to modify the last committed message in git/bit-bucket. Git command is providing easy commands to achieve this. Follow the below steps with attached screen shot and you can do this.

Just pull your working branch , where  you want to modify the last commit. But, make sure you want to modify your last commit for the working branch.I have bit-bucket in this example post.

Command Syntax:-

git commit --amend -m "Your Amend Message"

Then use the below command to push your changes.

git push -f  origin master

Example , as per the attached screenshot. I have used the command prompt for this example. In the below example , I have updated the new message "Amending new message". Then, push  (used -means --force) the message to git/bit-bucket. Use the below screenshot as reference. 

Bit-Bucket amend

Now, you can see in bit-bucket the last committed message. The last message I have modified , its reflecting.

Bit-Bucket web view

Hope it will help you.

How to Create a Git Tag

How to create tagging on git.

Really creating tag is  one of the best practice for development and maintain version. 

As per my understanding production release for your code is a nightmare , we don't know what will happen ???????

Also to maintain the code base stable and safety we need this tagging. This is quite often developers do google for tagging the their code (branch / master) for safety and reference future use.

This is quite simple , and below example will help you to understand the commands on command line.

Clone your code branch (use clone command to clone the code)

git clone https://your.user.name@stash.jdgnet.com.au/scm/enabler/testcode.git

Switch your expected branch (i.e.  bugfix/jdctagging) , which you want to create tagging and make sure you are inside the expected branch.

dev@jdg-developer-desktop ~/jdgtaggingdemo/test $ git checkout bugfix/jdctagging
Branch bugfix/testing set up to track remote branch bugfix/jdctagging from origin.
Switched to a new branch 'bugfix/jdctagging'
dev@jdg-developer-desktop ~/jdgtaggingdemo/test $ git branch
* bugfix/jdctagging
  master

Create the tag with below command, you can specify the tag version name.

dev@jdg-developer-desktop ~/jdgtaggingdemo/test $ git tag -a "v1.taging.version1" -m "commiting with for test tagging for my branch code"

Check the tag got created on above command.

dev@jdg-developer-desktop ~/jdgtaggingdemo/test $ git tag
v1.taging.version1

Push the newly created tag into remote server (stash)

dev@jdg-developer-desktop ~/jdgtaggingdemo/test $ git push origin v1.taging.version1
Password for 'https://your.user.name@stash.jdgnet.com.au':
To https://your.user.name@stash.jdgnet.com.au/scm/enabler/test.git
 * [new tag]         v1.taging.version1 -> v1.taging.version1

If you don't want to push the tag by name and you want to push all tags then use below command. In my example I have only created one tag and I didn't use the below command.

git push origin --tags

Now you can see the [new tag] got created on remote server. See the snapshot below , showing the tag on stash.