Git Amend Tutorial: Rewrite Git History

What is the Git amend command, and how do you use it? Git amend allows you to both rewrite the previous commit's message, and/or add files to that commit you may have forgotten. Amend is a form of editing or updating Git history. In this tutorial I'll explain how to use amend to rewrite git history (including the most used commands "git commit --amend" and "git commit --amend -m"). As always, I'll illustrate the concepts with live animations alongside the actual commands.

WRITTEN ARTICLE & REFERENCE: https://www.themoderncoder.com/rewriting-git-history/#amending-commits
GIT STARTER GUIDES: https://www.themoderncoder.com/git/

CHAPTERS
0:00 Intro
0:18 Git amend use-cases
0:44 Git amend: adding files to the previous commit
2:00 Important amend caveat
2:38 Use Git amend to rewrite (or update) a commit message
3:04 Altering older commits, and editing Git history

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