How to change a git commit message in bitbucket?

by arnoldo.moen , in category: Third Party Scripts , 4 months ago

How to change a git commit message in bitbucket?

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by darrion.kuhn , 4 months ago

@arnoldo.moen 

To change a git commit message in Bitbucket, you will need to use the git commit --amend command.


Here are the steps to change a git commit message in Bitbucket:

  1. Open your terminal or command line interface.
  2. Navigate to the directory of your repository.
  3. Use the following command to display the commit history: git log
  4. Find the commit that you want to change the message for and copy the commit hash.
  5. Use the following command to change the commit message: git commit --amend -m "New commit message"
  6. Replace "New commit message" with the new message you want to use.
  7. Save and close the editor.
  8. Push the changes to Bitbucket using the following command: git push origin --force
  9. Replace with the name of the branch you are working on.


After following these steps, the commit message for the specified commit should be updated in Bitbucket.