diff --git a/snippets/commit-without-hooks.md b/snippets/commit-without-hooks.md
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@@ -0,0 +1,19 @@
+---
+title: Commit without running git hooks
+tags: commit,intermediate
+---
+
+Creates a new commit skipping the pre-commit and commit-msg hooks.
+
+- Use `git commit --no-verify -m <message>` to commit staged changes without running git hooks.
+
+```sh
+git commit --no-verify -m <message>
+```
+
+```sh
+# Make some changes to files, ones that your precommit hook might not allow
+git add .
+git commit --no-verify -m "Unsafe commit"
+# Creates a commit with the message "Unsafe commit", without running git hooks
+```
diff --git a/snippets/create-commit.md b/snippets/create-commit.md
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--- a/snippets/create-commit.md
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@@ -12,6 +12,7 @@ git commit -m <message>
 ```
 
 ```sh
+# Make some changes to files
 git add .
 git commit -m "Fix the network bug"
 # Creates a commit with the message "Fix the network bug"
diff --git a/snippets/create-empty-commit.md b/snippets/create-empty-commit.md
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+---
+title: Create an empty commit
+tags: commit,beginner
+---
+
+Creates an empty commit.
+
+- Use `git commit --allow-empty -m <message>` to create an empty commit with the provided `<message>`.
+
+```sh
+git commit --allow-empty -m <message>
+```
+
+```sh
+git commit --allow-empty -m "Empty commit"
+# Creates an empty commit with the message "Empty commit"
+```