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Git Commit Messages

  • Use the Present Tense ("Add feature" not "Added feature").
  • Use the Imperative Mood ("Move cursor to..." not "Moves cursor to...").
  • Limit the subject line to 50 characters
  • Wrap the body at 72 characters
  • Reference issues and pull requests
  • When only changing documentation, include [ci skip] in the commit description
  • Be creative with emojies
    • 🎉 :tada: Initial commit
    • 🎨 :art: when improving the format/structure of the code
    • 🐎 :racehorse: when improving performance
    • 📚 :books: when writing docs
    • ✏️ :pencil2: when fixing typos
    • 🐛 :bug: when fixing a bug
    • 🔥 :fire: when removing code or files
    • 💚 :green_heart: when fixing the CI build
    • ✅ :white_check_mark: when adding tests
    • 🔒 :lock: when dealing with security
    • ➕ :heavy_plus_sign: when adding new dependencies
    • ⬆️ :arrow_up: when upgrading dependencies
    • ⬇️ :arrow_down: when downgrading dependencies
    • 👕 :shirt: when removing linter warnings
    • 🚧 :construction: work in progress
    • ✨ :sparkles: when adding feature
    • 💄 :lipstick: when improving UI
    • 💎 :gem: new release
    • 🚀 :rocket: Anything related to Deployments/DevOps

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