How to Write a Git Commit Message

An oldie but goodie, Chris Beams writes about the secret art of writing helpful Git commit messages. Heres why he thinks its so important:

If you havent given much thought to what makes a great Git commit message, it may be the case that you havent spent much time using git log and related tools. There is a vicious cycle here: because the commit history is unstructured and inconsistent, one doesnt spend much time using or taking care of it. …

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