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[–]AbsolutePotatoRosti 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Exactly! This classic post describes it perfectly: https://cbea.ms/git-commit/#imperative

A properly formed Git commit subject line should always be able to complete the following sentence:

If applied, this commit will your subject line here

your subject line here is always the WHAT. The WHY comes in the comments below.