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[verse]
'git commit' [-a | --interactive] [-s] [-v] [-u<mode>] [--amend] [--dry-run]
- [(-c | -C) <commit>] [-F <file> | -m <msg>]
+ [(-c | -C) <commit>] [-F <file> | -m <msg>] [--reset-author]
[--allow-empty] [--no-verify] [-e] [--author=<author>]
- [--cleanup=<mode>] [--] [[-i | -o ]<file>...]
+ [--date=<date>] [--cleanup=<mode>] [--] [[-i | -o ]<file>...]
DESCRIPTION
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Like '-C', but with '-c' the editor is invoked, so that
the user can further edit the commit message.
+--reset-author::
+ When used with -C/-c/--amend options, declare that the
+ authorship of the resulting commit now belongs of the committer.
+ This also renews the author timestamp.
+
+--short::
+ When doing a dry-run, give the output in the short-format. See
+ linkgit:git-status[1] for details. Implies `--dry-run`.
+
+--porcelain::
+ When doing a dry-run, give the output in a porcelain-ready
+ format. See linkgit:git-status[1] for details. Implies
+ `--dry-run`.
+
+-z::
+ When showing `short` or `porcelain` status output, terminate
+ entries in the status output with NUL, instead of LF. If no
+ format is given, implies the `--porcelain` output format.
+
-F <file>::
--file=<file>::
Take the commit message from the given file. Use '-' to
an existing commit that matches the given string and its author
name is used.
+--date=<date>::
+ Override the author date used in the commit.
+
-m <msg>::
--message=<msg>::
Use the given <msg> as the commit message.
these files are also staged for the next commit on top
of what have been staged before.
+:git-commit: 1
+include::date-formats.txt[]
EXAMPLES
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The editor used to edit the commit log message will be chosen from the
GIT_EDITOR environment variable, the core.editor configuration variable, the
VISUAL environment variable, or the EDITOR environment variable (in that
-order).
+order). See linkgit:git-var[1] for details.
HOOKS
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