---
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"
```