I know how to
but what I want is to exclude the renamed file from last git commit, but retain anything else (as git mv get into my commit unintentionally).
How can I do that?
(Seems I can only revert everything or not at all...)
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You cannot change a commit. It's unclear from your description what the precise problem is.matt– matt2024-02-15 01:24:09 +00:00Commented Feb 15, 2024 at 1:24
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1A move is just a deletion and a creation, so this is the same as separately reverting each of a deletion and a creation, if that helps. (You can also just move it back and amend the commit.)Ry-– Ry- ♦2024-02-15 02:10:28 +00:00Commented Feb 15, 2024 at 2:10
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see: atlassian.com/git/tutorials/rewriting-historyLeGEC– LeGEC2024-02-15 03:34:19 +00:00Commented Feb 15, 2024 at 3:34
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You can search the internet for "git how can I change my latest commit content", you will find documentation pages such as :
- Git commit --amend and other methods of rewriting history (atlassian.com)
- How can I add a file to the last commit in Git? (SO)
- amending a commit after it has been pushed (SO)
One generic way to "change the latest commit" is to edit files and git add them as you want, then run git commit --amend.
This works for any kind of modifications: the commit will simply contain the new content you git added.
For example:
- to "undo" a
git mv old.txt new.txt:
git mv new.txt old.txt
git commit --amend
- to still remove
old.txtbut not addnew.txtin the commit:
git rm --cached new.txt # --cached will make git keep the file on disk
git commit --amend
- to edit a typo:
# edit file foo.txt ...
git add foo.txt
git commit --amend
etc ...