Automatically adds branch name and branch description to every commit message.

commit-msg

#!/bin/sh
# Place it to .git/hooks/commit-msg and chmod +x .git/hooks/commit-msg
# Automatically adds branch name and branch description to every commit message.
#
NAME=$(git branch | grep '*' | sed 's/* //') 
DESCRIPTION=$(git config branch."$NAME".description)

echo "$NAME"'/'$(cat "$1") > "$1"
if [ -n "$DESCRIPTION" ] 
then
   echo "" >> "$1"
   echo $DESCRIPTION >> "$1"
fi