# Re: "git commit -m" bug 2 messages from 2023-06-30 to 2023-06-30. Participants: Konstantin Ryabitsev, Linus Arver. Thread: https://gitlist.dev/t/59933 ## Konstantin Ryabitsev, 2023-06-30 14:17 Subject: Re: "git commit -m" bug Message-ID: <20230630-staid-welcome-howl-da79f0@meerkat> URL: https://gitlist.dev/e/20230630-staid-welcome-howl-da79f0%40meerkat In-Reply-To: <5C7CF0D9-4C6F-4207-BA4B-8AC9B472BD75@apple.com> ``` On Fri, Jun 30, 2023 at 02:30:55PM +0100, 'Ruben Ticehurst-James' via Git Security wrote: > Hello I am reporting a (potential) bug in git: > > when I use triple exclamation marks in a commit message (for an example): > > git commit -m “WORKING!!! WOOOO” (command above was git add .) > > or > > git commit -m "Checking !!! Git” (command above was ls) > > It will instead copy over the last command I used. The two above commands produce this output: This is done by your shell (bash). For example, try this: echo "hello" echo "hello!!" -K ``` ## Linus Arver, 2023-06-30 17:38 Subject: Re: "git commit -m" bug Message-ID: URL: https://gitlist.dev/e/owly1qhs97fc.fsf%40fine.c.googlers.com In-Reply-To: <20230630-staid-welcome-howl-da79f0@meerkat> ``` Konstantin Ryabitsev writes: > On Fri, Jun 30, 2023 at 02:30:55PM +0100, 'Ruben Ticehurst-James' via Git Security wrote: >> Hello I am reporting a (potential) bug in git: >> >> when I use triple exclamation marks in a commit message (for an example): >> >> git commit -m “WORKING!!! WOOOO” (command above was git add .) >> >> or >> >> git commit -m "Checking !!! Git” (command above was ls) >> >> It will instead copy over the last command I used. The two above commands produce this output: > > This is done by your shell (bash). For example, try this: > > echo "hello" > echo "hello!!" > > -K @Ruben: For completeness, if you use single quotes the exclamantion points should stay as-is (double quotes expand variables and special things like `!!`, but single quotes do not). Cheers, Linus ```