jj commit

jj commit

Usage

jj commit [OPTIONS] [PATHS]...

Updates the working copy's description and creates a new empty change on top. This is a convenience command combining jj describe + jj new.

Common Options

• -m, --message <MESSAGE> - Description for the current change
• -i, --interactive - Interactively select changes to include
• [PATHS] - Only commit changes to these paths (rest stay in new working copy)
• --reset-author - Reset author to configured user

Key Concepts

• jj commit is the closest to git commit
• It finalizes the current change and moves to a new empty one
• Unlike git, changes are already tracked - this just "closes" the current change

Common Patterns

# Commit current changes with message
jj commit -m "Add new feature"

# Commit only specific files
jj commit -m "Fix bug" src/bug.rs

# Interactively select what to commit
jj commit -i -m "Partial changes"

# Multi-line commit message
jj commit -m "Summary

Detailed description here."

Comparison with Other Commands

• jj commit -m "msg" = jj describe -m "msg" && jj new
• jj squash = amend parent (like git commit --amend)
• jj new = create new change without describing current

Guidelines

If no message is provided, ask the user what the commit message should be. Show the log after to confirm the commit was created.