This blog is intended for those already familiar working with git, but who want to learn how to write better, more informative git commit messages. Actually, this blog is just a summary fragment of this original blog by Chris Beams, which I thought deserved a wider audience. Chris’ 7 rule...
Okay, I see the value, but how do I write a good commit message? Glad you asked! We have other blog posts that have really good advice on how to write good messages. These are two that I find particularly helpful: 5 Useful tips for a better commit message Better commit messages with...
A commit message describes what the referenced change actually does, its effects, not what was done. This excellent article from Chris Beams gives us a simple sentence that can be used to help us write better commit messages in imperative form: If applied, this commit will <commit message> ...
GIT Commit Message Template GIT commit message template to help write a better commit message GIT Template preview Usage Clone and download.gitCommitMessageinto your desired location. The following steps are Inspired byhttps://thoughtbot.com/blog/better-commit-messages-with-a-gitmessage-template ...
I also am a big fan of the Don't Repeat Yourself (DRY) philosophy and believe writing better Git commit messages—ones that are contextual enough to serve as a changelog for your open source software—is an important component of DRY. One of the many workflows I've written isEmoji-Log,...
“uPdatEd puNcTUatiOn”, “made fixes”, or “Chipotle rules”. It’s easy to see how this style of commit message could get out of control. While you might get away with one or two off-topic or unclear commit messages, they can quickly come back to haunt you and your team after ...
With marketing messages, it usually is. For example, we often use a phrase after taking a break from newsletters: Long time no see. Did you know the phrase was considered offensive and could make racially marginalized people uncomfortable? The same goes for other commonly used phrases, such ...
Messages from the future or past I don’t know about you, but my dreams tend to be a mix of the above, with the exception of messages from the future or past. As an adult, I’ve had some very comforting dreams about my grandparents, but I put those in the emotional cleanup category...
Writing commit messages Let’s leave the technical realm for a moment to focus on writing — more precisely, how to write good commit messages that are self-explanatory and pass the commitlint default validations. A good typical commit message will have the following structure: <type>(<scope?>...
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