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Asked: June 5, 20262026-06-05T15:32:12+00:00 2026-06-05T15:32:12+00:00

Sometimes I feel the urge to put some more expressiveness in my git commit

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Sometimes I feel the urge to put some more expressiveness in my git commit messages. Unfortunately bash does not seem to like this.

iblue@silence ~/git/wargames $ git commit -m "Frustrating <insert object of frustration here>!"
-bash: !": event not found

Escaping with a backslash helps, but this includes the backslash in the commit message.

How do I escape the exclamation mark in bash correctly?

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    2026-06-05T15:32:14+00:00Added an answer on June 5, 2026 at 3:32 pm

    Exclamation mark is preserved literally when you include it in a single-quoted string.

    Example:

    git commit -m 'Frustrating <insert object of frustration here>!'
    
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