Can't add the “!” symbol in my git commit message [duplicate]

Answer 1

No, this is possible in with the git command line and double quotes. One easy fix is putting a space after !.

git commit -m "First Commit! "

Another way to get around this is by using git gui or just git commit and then specifying the message in the editor that opens.

The limitation is clearly a bash limitation and not a problem of git. You can avoid it using single quotes:

git commit -m 'First Commit!'

Answer 2

That's not git related at all, but bash related. Using ! in a string will cause bash to attempt history expansion. If you don't want that, either use single-quoted strings or escape the exclamation mark with a backslash.

Answer 3

Nothing to do with git, more to do with bash - escape the ! or use single quotes, i.e.

$ git commit -m "First Commit\!"

or, better:

$ git commit -m 'First Commit!'