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authorJunio C Hamano <junkio@cox.net>2007-01-16 22:53:28 -0800
committerJunio C Hamano <junkio@cox.net>2007-01-16 22:53:28 -0800
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git-commit: document log message formatting convention
Take it from the tutorial, since not everybody necessarily reads it. Signed-off-by: Junio C Hamano <junkio@cox.net>
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DISCUSSION
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+Though not required, it's a good idea to begin the commit message
+with a single short (less than 50 character) line summarizing the
+change, followed by a blank line and then a more thorough description.
+Tools that turn commits into email, for example, use the first line
+on the Subject: line and the rest of the commit in the body.
+
include::i18n.txt[]
ENVIRONMENT VARIABLES