Re: Edit log message after commit

From: Catalin Marinas <catalin.marinas@gmail.com>
Date: Sep 29, 2005, 08:35 UTC
Message-ID: <tnxbr2ce0fo.fsf@arm.com>
In-Reply-To: <dhfjcu$36f$1@sea.gmane.org>

Kevin Leung <hysoka@gmail.com> wrote:

> Is there any method to edit the log message after committed? I
> couldn't find any information in Documentation and in git mailing
> list.

As the others said, a commit object is immutable but it can be replaced with a new one and the path from HEAD changed. If you need to do this often, have a look at StGIT. It allows you to create patches as git commit objects and indefinitely edit them (both file changes and commit information like log messages, author etc.).

In the latest snapshot, I also added a commit command to permanently store the patches into the repository after which you won't be able to edit them anymore (that's useful for maintainers using StGIT, not only contributors).

-- 
Catalin