Commit Message Tips
Use imperative present tense e.g.
fix, add, change
Don't end lines with a period.
Keep whitespace commits separate.
If you're fixing an issue add fixes #xxx where xxx is the issue number.
If you're referencing an issue add #xxx where xxx is the issue number.
Start with a capital letter.
Written by Simon Owen
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3 Responses
Totally agree with 3) to 5). But do you have reasons for 1) and 2) ?
Start with a capital letter?
@derhasi, sorry for the late reply, just saw this.
1) Is more down to opinion (I personally prefer this way), it also states it here 'Describe your changes in imperative mood' - http://git.kernel.org/cgit/git/git.git/tree/Documentation/SubmittingPatches?id=HEAD
2) I've not encountered this issue, but it is considered best practice - https://wiki.openstack.org/wiki/GitCommitMessages#Summary_of_GIT_commit_message_structure
Yup :)
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