Do a soft reset when amending a commit

5 votes

As a developer, when I want to amend my latest commit, when I click on the "amend" checkbox, I can only:
- change the commit message
- add new files (or lines) to the commit

But I can not remove a file (or a code portion) that was committed by mistake.

Running a `reset --soft HEAD~1` externally does the job, but this does not put the commit message back into the form, ready to be edited.

It would be nice if GitKraken actually made a soft reset under the hood when clicking on the "amend" checkbox, to be able to fully edit the commit content.

Under consideration Quality of Life Suggested by: Julien Tardot (01 Jul, '21) • Upvoted: 04 Oct, '21 • Comments: 2

Comments: 2

13 Sep, '21
Lyndon Gingerich
Would your issue be resolved if a soft reset added the commit message back into the form, as you say?
21 Sep, '21
Julien Tardot
Yes, that would fit the use case.
It would also be a nice generalization applicable to any commit in the history 👍