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# Amend a Comment in Git
- URL: https://linuxhandbook.com/git-amend-commit/
- Published: 2024-09-08T10:56:09.000Z
- Updated: 2024-09-08T10:56:09.000Z
- Description: We all make mistakes. The important thing is to make amends. Git allows you that as well.
- Author: Sagar Sharma
- Tags: Using Git, #docs-col

While using git, we all witness a scenario where we want to make changes to the most recent commit, and it is possible to use the `git commit --amend` command.

There are two ways you can use the git commit amend:

- Edit the commit message
- Removing unwanted file

## Edit the commit message 

There are times when you made a commit, but the message was inaccurate or needs improvement, and in that case, you can use the `git commit --amend` command.

To edit the faulty message, you have to follow three simple steps:

1. Switch to the directory where the file is located.
2. Execute `git commit --amend` command to open the editor with the existing message.
3. Make changes to the existing message and save changes.
4. Verify the changes using the `git log` command.

For example, here I made a silly error where I was supposed to explain the meaning of the file, but I just wrote "First commit for hello.txt":

![Faulty commit message in git](https://linuxhandbook.com/content/images/2024/02/Faulty-commit-message-in-git.png)

First, I will execute the `git commit --amend` command to open the text editor:

```
git commit --amend
```

![modify the commit message in git](https://linuxhandbook.com/content/images/2024/02/commit.svg)

Once you are done making changes, git will notify the changes that were made as shown:

![the commit message was modified](https://linuxhandbook.com/content/images/2024/02/the-commit-message-was-modified.png)

To verify if the changes were made as you intended, you can check the log of git using the following command:

```
git log
```

![verify if the commit comment was modified or not by checking git logs](https://linuxhandbook.com/content/images/2024/02/verify-if-the-commit-comment-was-modified-or-not-by-checking-git-logs.png)

## Remove unwanted files 

There are times when you stage unwanted files and in that case, you can use the git commit with the `--ammend` flag to remove those files.

For that purpose, you'd have to follow 2 simple steps:

1. Unstage the unwanted files
2. Use the `git commit --amend` command. Optionally, you can also make changes to the commit message.

To unstage a file, you'd have to use the `reset` option with the git command as shown:

```
git reset unused_file.txt
```

I want to remove a file named `unwanted_file.txt`, I will use the following:

```
git reset unwanted_file.txt
```

![remove unwanted file from git](https://linuxhandbook.com/content/images/2024/02/reset-git.png)

Finally, use the `git commit --amend` command to remove it:

```
git commit --amend
```

It will open a text editor in case you want to make changes to the commit message, but you can skip that part by closing the text editor. 

To verify if the file was removed or not, you can check the status using the following:

```
git status
```

![Check status of removed file from git commit](https://linuxhandbook.com/content/images/2024/02/Check-status-of-removed-file-from-git-commit.png)

If nothing works, perhaps you can [undo a commit](https://linuxhandbook.com/git-undo-commit/).

[How to Undo a Commit in GitNot feeling committed enough about your code change? Learn how to undo a commit in git.![](https://linuxhandbook.com/content/images/size/w256h256/2021/08/Linux-Handbook-New-Logo.png)Linux HandbookTeam LHB![](https://linuxhandbook.com/content/images/2022/10/git-undo-commit.png)](https://linuxhandbook.com/git-undo-commit/)

I hope you will find this guide helpful.