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Convention for writing git commit messages
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Git Commit Message Subject Verbs.md
  • Add = Create a capability e.g. feature, test, dependency.
  • Cut = Remove a capability e.g. feature, test, dependency.
  • Fix = Fix an issue e.g. bug, typo, accident, misstatement.
  • Bump = Increase the version of something e.g. dependency.
  • Make = Change the build process, or tooling, or infra.
  • Start = Begin doing something; e.g. create a feature flag.
  • Stop = End doing something; e.g. remove a feature flag.
  • Refactor = A code change that MUST be just a refactoring.
  • Reformat = Refactor of formatting, e.g. omit whitespace.
  • Optimize = Refactor of performance, e.g. speed up code.
  • Document = Refactor of documentation, e.g. help files.

Taken from a Hacker News post by navinsylvester on 2019-10-19.

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