# commit --amend neglecting return value

4 messages from 2010-03-22 to 2010-03-22. Participants: maximilian attems, Brian Gernhardt.
Thread: https://gitlist.dev/t/23134

## maximilian attems, 2010-03-22 04:36

Subject: commit --amend neglecting return value
Message-ID: <20100322043616.GF21406@baikonur.stro.at>
URL: https://gitlist.dev/e/20100322043616.GF21406%40baikonur.stro.at

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hello,

bug is easily reproducible by

> foo
git add foo
git commit --amend
:q!
 1 files changed, 1 insertions(+), 8 deletions(-)
 create mode 100644 test

git --version
 git version 1.7.0.2

aboves is usage with vim as patch editor.
The expected behaviour would be to have not foo add to repo.
afair this feature^Wbug exists since loooong.

thanks + kind regards

-- 
maks

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## Brian Gernhardt, 2010-03-22 05:16

Subject: Re: commit --amend neglecting return value
Message-ID: <196847A3-42CB-4CE8-8FFC-D7C8C8AFCDF7@gernhardtsoftware.com>
URL: https://gitlist.dev/e/196847A3-42CB-4CE8-8FFC-D7C8C8AFCDF7%40gernhardtsoftware.com
In-Reply-To: <20100322043616.GF21406@baikonur.stro.at>

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On Mar 22, 2010, at 12:36 AM, maximilian attems wrote:

> bug is easily reproducible by
> 
>> foo
> git add foo
> git commit --amend
> :q!
> 1 files changed, 1 insertions(+), 8 deletions(-)
> create mode 100644 test
> 
> git --version
> git version 1.7.0.2
> 
> aboves is usage with vim as patch editor.
> The expected behaviour would be to have not foo add to repo.
> afair this feature^Wbug exists since loooong.

Vim returns 0 even if quit with :q!.  Killing vim from another terminal causes this:

--- 8< ---
Vim: Caught deadly signal TERM

Vim: Finished.
error: /Users/brian/bin/vim died of signal 15
error: There was a problem with the editor '/Users/brian/bin/vim'.
Please supply the message using either -m or -F option.
--- 8< ---

If you want to abort committing while editing the message, delete the entire message (in Vim: "0dG:wq^M") and git will reply "Aborting commit due to empty commit message."

~~ Brian
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## Brian Gernhardt, 2010-03-22 05:20

Subject: Re: commit --amend neglecting return value
Message-ID: <E139EF92-B047-4928-A390-D47224CAA3DB@gernhardtsoftware.com>
URL: https://gitlist.dev/e/E139EF92-B047-4928-A390-D47224CAA3DB%40gernhardtsoftware.com
In-Reply-To: <196847A3-42CB-4CE8-8FFC-D7C8C8AFCDF7@gernhardtsoftware.com>

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On Mar 22, 2010, at 1:16 AM, Brian Gernhardt wrote:

> If you want to abort committing while editing the message, delete the entire message (in Vim: "0dG:wq^M") and git will reply "Aborting commit due to empty commit message."

Oops.  Obviously I meant "ggdG:wq^M".

Also, a quick search of :help and testing reveals that ":cq" causes Vim to exit with non-zero status which will cause git to abort the commit.

~~ Brian

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## maximilian attems, 2010-03-22 18:39

Subject: Re: commit --amend neglecting return value
Message-ID: <20100322183956.GC21299@stro.at>
URL: https://gitlist.dev/e/20100322183956.GC21299%40stro.at
In-Reply-To: <E139EF92-B047-4928-A390-D47224CAA3DB@gernhardtsoftware.com>

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On Mon, 22 Mar 2010, Brian Gernhardt wrote:

> 
> On Mar 22, 2010, at 1:16 AM, Brian Gernhardt wrote:
> 
> > If you want to abort committing while editing the message, delete the entire message (in Vim: "0dG:wq^M") and git will reply "Aborting commit due to empty commit message."
> 
> Oops.  Obviously I meant "ggdG:wq^M".
> 
> Also, a quick search of :help and testing reveals that ":cq" causes Vim to exit with non-zero status which will cause git to abort the commit.

thanks for the pointer this is indeed very helpful. :)

kept hiting that bug in stressy situations, good to know a way out.

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