# Can a commit be linked to an issue afterwards?

**URL:** <https://forum.gitea.com/t/can-a-commit-be-linked-to-an-issue-afterwards/2447>\
**Category:** Install/Maintain/Configure\
**Created:** [August 25, 2020, 9:47pm UTC](https://forum.gitea.com/t/can-a-commit-be-linked-to-an-issue-afterwards/2447 "2020-08-25T21:47:50Z")\
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**Author:** ![0x6d61726b](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex020/user_avatar/forum.gitea.com/0x6d61726b/32/1122_2.png) [@0x6d61726b](https://forum.gitea.com/u/0x6d61726b)\
**Post date:** [August 25, 2020, 9:47pm UTC](https://forum.gitea.com/t/can-a-commit-be-linked-to-an-issue-afterwards/2447/1 "2020-08-25T21:47:50Z")

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Hello,  
is it possible to link a already pushed commit to an issue manually (e.g. when no keyword like “fixes #1234” is used with the commit message)?

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**Author:** ![kpfleming](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/cc9497/32.png) [@kpfleming](https://forum.gitea.com/u/kpfleming)\
**Post date:** [August 26, 2020, 10:05am UTC](https://forum.gitea.com/t/can-a-commit-be-linked-to-an-issue-afterwards/2447/2 "2020-08-26T10:05:47Z")

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No, the linking is done by parsing the commit message.