This commit message template helps you write great commit messages and enforce it across teams.

.git-commit-template

# <type>[(optional scope)]: (If applied, this commit will...) <subject> (Max 50 char)
# |<----  Using a Maximum Of 50 Characters  ---->|


# Explain why this change is being made
# |<----   Try To Limit Each Line to a Maximum Of 72 Characters   ---->|


# Provide links or keys to any relevant tickets, articles or other resources
# Example: Github issue #23

# --- COMMIT END ---
# Type can be 
#    feat     (new feature)
#    fix      (bug fix)
#    refactor (refactoring production code)
#    style    (formatting, missing semi colons, etc; no code change)
#    deprecate (a special case of documentation. You should use it when some resource/code *become deprecated* - added so changelog generators can create a section for these changes as suggested by https://keepachangelog.com/en/1.0.0/#how) 
#    remove   (a special case of documentation. You should use it when some (deprecated or not) resource/code *is removed*  - added so changelog generators can create a section for these changes as suggested by https://keepachangelog.com/en/1.0.0/#how) 
#    docs     (changes to documentation)
#    test     (adding or refactoring tests; no production code change)
#    chore    (updating grunt tasks etc; no production code change)
# --------------------
# Remember to
#    Capitalize the subject line
#    Use the imperative mood in the subject line
#    Do not end the subject line with a period
#    Separate subject from body with a blank line
#    Separate body from footer with a blank line
#    Use the body to explain what and why vs. how
#    Can use multiple lines with(out) "-" in body
# --------------------
# For more information about this template, check out
# https://gist.github.com/WesleyGoncalves/c4d6799f26931e478e1b74a05c7f0a5a
# and the Conventional Commits in https://www.conventionalcommits.org/

INSTALL GLOBALLY

1. Download to your home folder running in the command line curl -o ~/.git-commit-template https://gist.githubusercontent.com/WesleyGoncalves/c4d6799f26931e478e1b74a05c7f0a5a/raw/.git-commit-template
2. run git config --global commit.template ~/.git-commit-template

Now every time you run git commit the template will be displayed for you in the terminal. Try it.

INSTALL LOCALLY (only in one project)

1. Download to your project folder running in the command line curl -O https://gist.githubusercontent.com/WesleyGoncalves/c4d6799f26931e478e1b74a05c7f0a5a/raw/.git-commit-template
2. run git config commit.template .git-commit-template

Now every time you run git commit in this project, the template will be displayed for you in the terminal. Try it.

If you prefer, you can ignore this file in the repo using echo .git-commit-template >> .gitignore to add to the .gitignore file.