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From: Johannes Sixt <j.sixt@viscovery.net>
Subject: Re: Query on git commit amend
Date: Tue, 06 Dec 2011 10:11:20 +0100
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Am 12/6/2011 9:23, schrieb Viresh Kumar:
> 
> Hello,
> 
> 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.

$ git commit --amend -a -C HEAD

But let's count keystrokes (after -a):

<BLANK>-<SHIFT>C<BLANK>HEAD<ENTER>
10 keystrokes (more if you release SHIFT before D)

But if vi pops up you have:

<ENTER><SHIFT>ZZ
4 keystrokes

Where is the advantage of the option?

-- Hannes