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How to Write a Git Commit Message

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Commit messages matter. Here's how to write them well.

Contents: Introduction | The Seven Rules | Tips Introduction: Why good commit messages matter If you browse the log of any random Git repository, you will probably find its commit messages are more or less a mess. For example, take a look at these gems from my early days committing to Spring: $ git log --oneline -5 --author cbeams --before "Fri Mar 26 2009" e5f4b49 Re-adding ConfigurationPostProcessorTests after its brief removal in r814. @Ignore-ing the testCglibClassesAreLoadedJustInTimeForEnhancement() method as it turns out this was one of the culprits in the recent build breakage. The cla

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