Git commit messages

2020-03-23

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OK, so I read three articles/blog posts about good commit messages. I did this so you don’t have to. The best one of then was this one by Jacob Herrington.

• The first line of the commit message is the subject line.
  • Start with a capital letter.
  • Use no more than 50 letters.
  • Don’t end with a period.
  • This should be a good summary of the change.
  • Write in imperative mood: Fix, not Fixes or Fixed.
• The second line should always be empty.
• The body of the commit message should focus on why the change was made. (Unless it is a minor obvious change)
• Then write what was done. Give context. This is the part that the subject line of the commit message is summarizing.

Happy committing.

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