Can I edit two files then make one commit using GitHub Web-based editor?
git, git-commit, github
Solution
There is a web-based workaround:
- Create a temporary branch, switch to it;
- Edit multiple files, commit each file separately;
- Make pull request;
- Under Merge pull request button, choose Squash and merge (if the repo allows it), then confirm merge;
- Delete temporary branch.
I use this method on a PC which I don't want to install git on.
Problem
GitHub has the nice feature of Web-based file editing. However, it seems that after editing one file I have to commit the changes for this file before continuing. Is there a way I can edit two or more files then make one commit for all the changes of them? I think this would be better since too many unnecessary commits are annoying.