How to Modify the Last Git Commit Message

From Terminal into VS Code

The aim of this how-to-guide🏁 is to show how to fast edit the last git commit message.

1. steps/?

• the last commit can be amended just by running git commit --amend
• first, I am getting

▶ git commit --amend
hint: Waiting for your editor to close the file... "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Programs\Microsoft VS Code\Code.exe" --wait: C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Programs\Microsoft VS Code\Code.exe: No such file or directory
error: There was a problem with the editor '"C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Programs\Microsoft VS Code\Code.exe" --wait'.
Please supply the message using either -m or -F option.

• problem is that the path is incorrect
• run code --version in the same folder as your git repo
• make sure it works

▶ code --version
1.54.3
2b9aebd5354a3629c3aba0a5f5df49f43d6689f8
x64

• run git config --global core.editor "code --wait"
• run git commit --amend
• VSCode should start and show COMMIT_EDITMSG file

2. sources

• Changing a commit message — GitHub Docs
• How can I fix git commit error “Waiting for your editor to close the file…” with VS Code? — Stack Overflow