SYNOPSIS

git commit [-a] [-s] [-v] [(-c | -C) <commit> | -F <file> | -m <msg>] <file>…

DESCRIPTION

Updates the index file for given paths, or all modified files if -a is specified, and makes a commit object. The command VISUAL and EDITOR environment variables to edit the commit log message.

OPTIONS

-a

Update all paths in the index file.

-c or -C <commit>

Take existing commit object, and reuse the log message and the authorship information (including the timestamp) when creating the commit. With -C, the editor is not invoked; with -c the user can further edit the commit message.

-F <file>

Take the commit message from the given file. Use - to read the message from the standard input.

-m <msg>

Use the given <msg> as the commit message.

-s

Add Signed-off-by line at the end of the commit message.

-v

Look for suspicious lines the commit introduces, and abort committing if there is one. The definition of suspicious lines is currently the lines that has trailing whitespaces, and the lines whose indentation has a SP character immediately followed by a TAB character.

<file>…

Update specified paths in the index file.

Author

Written by Linus Torvalds <torvalds@osdl.org> and Junio C Hamano <junkio@cox.net>

GIT

Part of the git suite