git commit_error ai_generated true

Aborting commit due to empty commit message

ID: git/commit-empty-aborting

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95%Fix Rate
95%Confidence
50Evidence
2023-01-01First Seen

Version Compatibility

VersionStatusIntroducedDeprecatedNotes
2 active — — —

Root Cause

Git commit without message or with empty message. Editor was closed without saving.

generic

Workarounds

  1. 98% success Use -m flag: git commit -m 'your message' 
    git commit -m 'your message'

    Sources: https://git-scm.com/docs/git-commit#Documentation/git-commit.txt--mltmsggt

  2. 88% success Set your preferred editor: git config --global core.editor 'code --wait' 
    git config --global core.editor 'code --wait'

    Sources: https://git-scm.com/book/en/v2/Customizing-Git-Git-Configuration

Dead Ends

Common approaches that don't work:

  1. Use --allow-empty-message 70% fail

    Empty commit messages make history unreadable

  2. Use git commit --amend to fix 60% fail

    Amend changes the previous commit, not the current one

Error Chain

Frequently confused with: