[SRCTREE-2700] Formatting of git commit message

Type: Suggestion
Resolution: Duplicate
Fix Version/s: None
Component/s: Git
Labels:
- blitz
Environment:
OS X 10.9

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The Git commit textarea allows free form input. This is not helpful when writing git commit messages that can be easily read by other tools and on other platforms. For example, see Linus Torvalds' objection of using Github textarea for git commit messages

http://programmers.stackexchange.com/questions/149199/why-do-some-open-source-projects-do-not-accept-pull-requests-but-emailing-patch

Proposal
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Git commit text area can be customised to:

1. Limit line length to 72/80
2. Show hint of line length
3. Hard wrapping of lines

duplicates

SRCTREE-1068 Better formatting for commit messages

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Katherine Yabut made changes - 19/Sep/2019 6:01 AM

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Monique Khairuliana (Inactive) made changes - 16/Aug/2019 1:01 AM

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Monique Khairuliana (Inactive) made changes - 16/Aug/2019 12:54 AM

Issue Type

Original: Improvement [ 4 ]

New: Suggestion [ 10000 ]

pedromabrunhosa91 added a comment - 22/Jun/2018 11:46 AM

Can I suggest to insert a new line after the column guide? Because what happens with my current template that has a couple comments, is that by formatting it inserts a new line at the end of the commit.

This is currently what is happening:

e.g.

This text is over 72 characters and I want it to break into a new line below this one to

This is my task related info, closes #issue or similar

–

This text is over 72 characters and I want it to break into a new line below this one to

This is my task related info, closes #issue or similar

bind it to the guidelines;

I'd also like to see a guideline specific for the first line, for those who wish to use 50/72 standard (this guideline would only be visual, not working like the actual format)

pedromabrunhosa91 added a comment - 22/Jun/2018 11:46 AM Can I suggest to insert a new line after the column guide? Because what happens with my current template that has a couple comments, is that by formatting it inserts a new line at the end of the commit. This is currently what is happening: e.g. This text is over 72 characters and I want it to break into a new line below this one to This is my task related info, closes #issue or similar – This text is over 72 characters and I want it to break into a new line below this one to This is my task related info, closes #issue or similar bind it to the guidelines; I'd also like to see a guideline specific for the first line, for those who wish to use 50/72 standard (this guideline would only be visual, not working like the actual format)

minnsey made changes - 17/Jul/2015 5:38 AM

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