How to Write a Git Commit Message (2014)

Posted by hazbo on Tuesday July 28, 2015 @05:31AM
from the chris.beams.io dept.

http://chris.beams.io/posts/git-commit/

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Re:How to Write a Git Commit Message (2014) by opk on Tuesday July 28, 2015 @05:41AM (#9960420)

> 3. Capitalize the subject line, 4. Do not end the subject line with a period

To me, it just seems wrong to capitalize but not use a period. It should be either both or neither.

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Re:How to Write a Git Commit Message (2014) by adpd on Tuesday July 28, 2015 @06:37AM (#9960568)

I think this is personal preference. The first line of the git commit message is the commit subject line, and everything thereafter is the commit body.

Much like an email, the subject line usually starts with a captialised letter, and does not end with a period.

Disclaimer: I normally use Mercurial as my DVCS of choice, and do capitalise and end with a period.

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