How do I keep the commit message when editing commits via git rebase --interactive?

Question

I\'m currently in the midst of a git rebase --interactive session, where I\'m editing a commit. I\'m proceeding as suggested by How can I split up a Git commit bur

Answer 1

Why follow instructions on commit splitting if you don't want it?

You don't reset to HEAD^, this applies only when splitting commits. Just mark the commit for editing in rebase -i, make your changes, commit --amend and rebase --continue.