Commit-editmsg !!exclusive!! 95%

The existence of this file encourages developers to move away from "one-liner" commits and toward the industry-standard . According to many commit message guides , a well-structured message should have:

Using COMMIT_EDITMSG gives you the canvas needed to step away from messy, single-line messages ( git commit -m "fixed stuff" ) and embrace structured documentation. Industry standards recommend a three-tiered layout: COMMIT-EDITMSG

Now, every time you run git commit , your COMMIT_EDITMSG is pre-populated with this scaffolding. You just fill in the blanks. This dramatically improves commit quality across a team. The existence of this file encourages developers to

When you open COMMIT_EDITMSG , you typically see two sections: the (top) and the Metadata/Comments (bottom). You just fill in the blanks

When you run git commit , Git opens your text editor (Vim, Nano, VS Code, etc.) and asks for a commit message.

Try this: git commit --verbose (or -v ). Now look at your COMMIT_EDITMSG . Below the status comments, Git has appended the of your staged changes, each line commented out with # .