Re: git commit --amen

From: Phil Hord <phil.hord@gmail.com>
Date: Oct 4, 2012, 14:25 UTC
Message-ID: <CABURp0rbNZSOC_Jtxfjp+j3SQR=+r0pU6vOXvc0Jnth0UU9mDA@mail.gmail.com>
In-Reply-To: <0d559e3191a392841124d96870a67735@rom1v.com>

> Is it normal that "git commit --amen" actually works ?
> (it does like --amend)
>
> version 1.7.10.4

Yes.  From Documentation/technical/api-parse-options.txt:

    * Long options may be 'abbreviated', as long as the abbreviation
      is unambiguous.

Apparently since 2008-06-22.

So 'git commit --am' also works. But it should probably be avoided because of its similarity to 'git commit -am'.

Phil