Git Commit Updates: Adding New Changes to Your Previous Commit

To incorporate extra modifications into your most recent commit in Git, you can follow these steps:

First, make the necessary changes to your files. Once you have saved those changes, use the command below to stage the modified files you wish to include in the updated commit.

git add <filename>

If you want to add all modified files at once, you can use:

git add .

After staging your changes, you can then run:

git commit --amend

This command will allow you to revise the previous commit, including your newly added changes, thereby updating its content without creating a new commit. You can also modify the commit message at this point.

You can set the commit message directly in the command line with:

git commit --amend -m "New commit message"

To amend your commit without changing its commit message, use the command:

git commit --amend --no-edit

To finalize, remember to push your amended commit using git push --force, especially if the original commit has already been shared with others in a remote repository.

Please note that force pushing (git push –force) overwrites the history in the remote repository. It should be utilized cautiously and only after ensuring that it won’t adversely affect your team.