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Git Branch Naming Conventions

Syntax

<author>/<type>/<ticket>/<title>

Example

revett/feature/24101/skeleton-service-for-email-sender

Explanation

<author>

GitHub username.

<type>

bug      - Code changes linked to a known issue
feature  - New feature
refactor - Code refactoring
spike    - Experiments 

<ticket>

Ticket/story ID.

<name>

  • Use kebab-case
  • Keep it concise
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