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Auto-append branch names to a commit message
#!/bin/sh
#
# Prepend the branch name to the commit message
#
# Add this file as [repo]/.git/hooks/prepare-commit-msg
#
# A couple notes:
# 1. The file must be executable (chmod +x prepare-commit-msg)
# 2. This works on a per-repo basis
BRANCH_NAME=$(git symbolic-ref --short HEAD)
if [ -n "$BRANCH_NAME" ] && [ "$BRANCH_NAME" != "master" ]; then
sed -i.bak -e "1s/^/$BRANCH_NAME - /" $1
fi
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