Frequently asked questions for git and git workflows.

What if I forgot to add a file in my last commit?

git add file.js     # the file that needed to be included
git commit --amend  # amend the commit done before step 1 with the added file

This will add the file to the previous commit and replace it with a new commit.

This can be simplified into one command:

git commit --amend file.js

If the commit message doesn’t need to be updated:

git commit --amend --no-edit file.js

If all the edited files need to be added to the last commit:

git commit --amend --no-edit --all

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