What is the command to write a commit message in Git? Technology Community › Category: Git › What is the command to write a commit message in Git? 0 Vote Up Vote Down VietMX Staff asked 4 years ago Use: git commit -a -a on the command line instructs git to commit the new content of all tracked files that have been modified. You can use git add <file> or git add -A before git commit -a if new files need to be committed for the first time.