[git commit message] This git hook can be used to enforce a format for git commits, according to this suggestion on StackExchange: http://programmers.stackexchange.com/a/112710 #development #git

commit-msg.sh

#!/bin/bash

# This requires the commit summary to start like this:
# [XXX]: message
# 	  * Add
#	  * Mod(ify)
#	  * Ref(actor)
#	  * Fix
#	  * Rem(ove)
#	  * Rea(dability)

# Save to .git/hooks/commit-msg and chmod +x it.

# Save gitmessage.txt to ~/.gitmessage and run:
#   git config --global commit.template ~/.gitmessage
# This will remind you to use the correct format when committing

totallines=$(wc -l "$1" | awk '{print $1}')
let l=1

summary="$(sed -n '/^[^#]/{p;q}' "$1")"

echo "$summary" | egrep -i '^\[(Add|Mod|Ref|Fix|Rem|Rea)\]' >/dev/null
if [ $? -ne 0 ]
then
	echo "Status line must start with [XXX] where XXX is a valid commit type" >&2
	echo "Commit aborted. Try again" >&2
	exit 1
fi

exit 0

gitmessage.txt

[XXX]: summary

More details

* Step 1
* Step 2

# Use one of the following in [XXX]:
# 	  * Add
#	  * Mod(ify)
#	  * Ref(actor)
#	  * Fix
#	  * Rem(ove)
#	  * Rea(dability)