View Diff In Git Commit

git commit -v

When you commit using the -v flag a diff of files that are staged is appended to the end of the editor you use when writing commit messages. The best part is this diff is not appended to the actual commit message!

Here is an example where I commited this blog post!

Add post about -v arg when commiting.
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diff --git a/site/content/blog/2019-01-31-view-diff-in-git-commit.md b/site/content/blog/2019-01-31-view-diff-in-git-commit.md
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+---
+date: 2019-01-31
+title: 'View Diff In Git Commit'
+description: 'Ever need to see a diff while building a commit message?'
+draft: false
+spoiler: 'Ever need to see a diff while building a commit message?'
+---
+
+```bash
+git commit -v
+```
+
+When you commit using the `-v` flag a diff of files that are staged is appended
+to the end of the editor you use when writing commit messages. The best part is
+this diff is not appended to the actual commit message!