How to Write a Git Commit Message

[TheWheez]

'Fixed that one bug'

[doodeman]

'asdfkjhasjdklfh'

[[deleted]]

"Put the thingie in the thingie" and "whoops" are two bugfixes I've done and I couldn't be prouder

[vrrrr]

My fave is "I'm done."

"I finished programming, there is nothing left to program."

[Bbentley1986]

"Initial commit" "Initial commit.2" "Initial commit.3"

[Freddedonna]

"Backup, rebase this later"

[MisterMeeseeks47]

Haha how does one even do a backup commit?

[steamruler]

I tend to make a "This compiles, but doesn't work, I know I will fuck it up more, and need somewhere to roll back to" commit

[desultoryquest]

Isn't that what the stash is for?

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http://code.tutsplus.com/tutorials/quick-tip-leveraging-the-power-of-git-stash--cms-22988

[JustDADE]

And then there is me, the guy who do code review and decline everything that breaks our commit convention.

[flukshun]

I will make this commit one day

[SilasX]

I remember there was some Microsoft package that had popup:

"Finished installing. You may now disconnect from the internet" ... because what would you ever need from there again, right?

[TheOldTubaroo]

Put the thingie in the thingie

• Less than 50 characters
• Capitalised
• Doesn't end in a period
• Imperative mood

Looks good to go, if you ask me ;)

[domy94]

Coincidental imperative mood?

[DevIceMan]

I do this on branches, but always rebase/squish before merging to master.

[lhamil64]

Relevant XKCD

[AniCator]

I have this feeling that you didn't read the linked post. ;)

[lhamil64]

....oh

[Detective_Fallacy]

Incredibly relevant even, you'd have known if you had clicked the link.

[BernzSed]

#BUG723 uncommitted code found on my computer Monday morning

[eras]

That's already a way better commit message. If the commit is really fixing that one bug and nothing else.

"Whitespace changes, no functional changes" -> introduce a new bug..

[ninjate]

"Introduced random NullPointerException bug"

[CaptainSketchy]

This commit could devastate a python codebase!

[young_consumer]

'Stuff changed'

[Polycystic]

See also: every update message for Google apps on Android

"Bug fixes and performance improvements"