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Change the message of the last commit

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Caution: This command changes the system. Understand what it does before you run it.

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git commit --amend -m 'Fix: correct cache path in configuration'

Replaces the last commit with a new one using the given message. Anything staged beforehand with git add goes into the commit as well, so forgotten files can be added. With --no-edit instead of -m, the old message is kept.

Note: The commit gets a new hash. If it was already pushed, a git push --force-with-lease is required afterwards, which disrupts other users of the branch.

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