In Git, you should frequently include multi-line, detailed messages when committing changes. Adding line breaks can be challenging, even though the git commit -m command is useful for single-line messages. You can use the command line to include line breaks in your commit messages using a variety of techniques that are covered. In this article we have discussed How to add line break to ‘git commit -m’ from the command line using various approaches:

1. Using Escaped Characters

To add a line break to a git commit -m message from the command line, you need to use the -m flag multiple times, once for each paragraph. Here’s an example:

• Open your terminal.
• Navigate to your Git repository.
• Use the following syntax to commit with a multiline message:

git commit -m "My head line" -m "My content line."

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2. Using Here Documents (heredoc):

Heredoc is a way to specify a multiline string. This method provides a more readable way to write multiline commit messages directly in the terminal.

• Open your terminal.
• Navigate to your Git repository.
• Use the following syntax:

git commit -F- <<EOF
First line of the commit message
Second line of the commit message
Third line of the commit message
EOF

3. Using Interactive Mode:

Interactive mode allows you to enter a commit message directly in your text editor configured for Git.

• Open your terminal.
• Navigate to your Git repository.
• Simply run:

git commit

Your default text editor will open. Enter your multiline commit message and save the file.

4. Using an External Text Editor:

You can use any text editor to write your commit message and then use it with the -F flag.

• Open your text editor.
• Write your multiline commit message and save it as commit_message.txt.
• Open your terminal and navigate to your Git repository.
• Use the following syntax to commit with the saved file:

git commit -F commit_message.txt