Commit only specific files

Commits the current content of the given tracked files, leaving any other staged change out of the commit.

git commit -m "message" -- files

Edit the highlighted values, then copy. They are inserted as typed, without shell escaping.

Tool

git

Category

Git & CI

Tags

• commit

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Adapted from tldr-pages (common/git-commit.md), licensed under CC BY 4.0.