---
title: Create an empty commit
type: snippet
language: git
tags: [commit]
cover: compass-2
dateModified: 2021-04-13T21:10:59+03:00
---

Creates an empty commit.

- Use `git commit --allow-empty -m <message>` to create an empty commit with the provided `<message>`.

```shell
git commit --allow-empty -m <message>
```

```shell
git commit --allow-empty -m "Empty commit"
# Creates an empty commit with the message "Empty commit"
```