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title: "Comment by Jamin Kortegard on \"Writing Good Commit Messages: A Practical Guide\" | Hashnode"
description: "Nice article. Slight correction though, on the meaning of git commit -a . The -a means --all , not --amend ."
url: "https://hashnode.com/posts/writing-good-commit-messages-a-practical-guide/5de003c770ff51347196bb1f/comment/5e614287170778c92bea21fa"
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Comment [Writing Good Commit Messages: A Practical Guide](https://hashnode.com/posts/writing-good-commit-messages-a-practical-guide/5de003c770ff51347196bb1f)

[Jamin Kortegard](https://hashnode.com/@jkortegard)

[Mar 5, 2020](https://hashnode.com/posts/writing-good-commit-messages-a-practical-guide/5de003c770ff51347196bb1f/comment/5e614287170778c92bea21fa)

Nice article. Slight correction though, on the meaning of `git commit -a`. The `-a` means `--all`, not `--amend`.

[Bolaji Ayodeji](https://hashnode.com/@bolajiayodeji)

[Mar 6, 2020](https://hashnode.com/posts/writing-good-commit-messages-a-practical-guide/5de003c770ff51347196bb1f/comment/5e614287170778c92bea21fa#reply-5e61e5bb170778c92bea29b7)

Hi [Jamin Kortegard](https://hashnode.com/@jkortegard), thanks a lot for the kind feedback. This is corrected now :).