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From: Konstantin Khomoutov <flatworm@users.sourceforge.net>
Subject: Re: Query on git commit amend
Date: Tue, 6 Dec 2011 13:01:38 +0400
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On Tue, 6 Dec 2011 13:53:00 +0530
Viresh Kumar <viresh.kumar@st.com> wrote:

> Suppose i want to add few new changes to my last commit (HEAD).
> The way i do it is
> $ git add all_changed_files
> $ git commit --amend
> 
> OR
> $ git commit --amend -a
> 
> With both these ways, i get a screen to edit the message too.
> 
> I want to know if there is a way to skip this screen.
> 
> i.e.
> $ git commit --amend -a -some_other_option
> 
> which simply adds new changes to existing commit, without asking to
> change message.
> 
> If there is no such way, then can we add a patch for this, if it
> looks a valid case.
git commit --amend -C HEAD