How to split commits in git

I am very bad at git and I always forget the steps. It’s always better to write it somewhere. Then why not a blog ?

To split your last or recent commit, simply do,

$ git reset HEAD~

But I wanted to break 3rd commit and split it into two commits, then I did as following way,

$ git rebase -i HEAD~3

if you dont know the number you can also mention SHA1 of that commit as well,

$ git rebase master -i xyz^

Then rebase screen will appear, replace pick with edit and save it and do,

$ git reset HEAD~

Now Commit the individual files and create as much commit as you want and finally do,

$ git rebase --continue

Happy Hacking !!!