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Created November 15, 2023 10:59 — forked from tonibardina/std.md
Git Commit Message Standard

Merged from https://github.com/joelparkerhenderson/git_commit_message and https://chris.beams.io/posts/git-commit/

General Rules

  • Commit messages must have a subject line and may have body copy. These must be separated by a blank line.
  • The subject line must not exceed 50 characters
  • The subject line should be capitalized and must not end in a period
  • The subject line must be written in imperative mood (Fix, not Fixed / Fixes etc.)
  • The body copy must be wrapped at 72 columns
  • The body copy must only contain explanations as to what and why, never how. The latter belongs in documentation and implementation.