How to Change a Git Commit Message

Ever wonder how to change a git commit message after a commit has already been made in the repo?

Don't worry, it's not hard. A simple git commit amend command will allow you to update a Git commit message:

git commit --amend -m "New Git Commit Message"

That's it! That's how easy it is to amend a Git commit message after the fact.

Just know that changing the commit message actually creates a new Git commit, so if you've already pushed to GitHub or GitLab, you might not want to change the commit message, or you might really mess up the Git commit history!