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The message associated with commits in a version control system.

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  • about style/how to write helpful messages
  • related to automated commit hooks (be sure to include a tag for the version control system you're using)

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Git: change HEAD commit's message without touching the index

I know that I can use git commit --amend --file=path-to-my-new-message but this will amend staged changes, too. Of course, I could stash and later apply&drop the stash, but is there a quicker solution to change the HEAD commit message without…
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XCode: Commit failed in SVN : No space left on device

Hi, I am committing my project in SVN using XCode. I do it successfully for quite a few months. But suddenly today, while committing, it is showing the following error : The working copy "Classes" failed to commit files. svn: Commit failed (details…
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How to access git commit message INSIDE sh STEP in a jenkins pipeline?

I need to access commit message of current fetch from git repository, while completing some sh steps of different stages of a pipe in jenkins; but I didn't find any proper solution for it. It would be also nice if I could set the commit message as…
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Proper Commit Messages

What are commit messages for? I've always been writing them as an explanation of what I did, but I've recently gotten into a discussion about it with a colleague who writes commit messages explaining why he did. Which one is right, or is there…
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How do you access the commit message in a Mercurial in-process hook?

I've been trying def debug_hook(ui, repo, **kwargs): changectx = repo[None] ui.status('change.desc: %s\n' % changectx.description()) return True But it always prints an empty string. Is this because it is a precommit hook and the…
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How might I force our developers to enter notes when committing via TortoiseSVN?

I often see a slew of commits, but no notes referencing the tickets... And so I end up going back and reviewing the diff manually. Not necessarily bad, but it would be nice to have notes. Any ideas?
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Should I write the reasoning in the commit message or an inline comment?

I've often heard that the commit message should describe why I'm making these changes. And I think I agree with that. However, I've also often heard that inline comments (i.e. comments in the source code) should tell why the code works in this…
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Trigger build in Jenkins/Hudson using hashtag in commit-message

Is it possible to trigger a Hudson/Jenkins build only when a certain string appears in a commit-message? For instance, I want to trigger a build that rolls out my application to the dev environment by writing a commit message like: MYPROJECT-123…
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VSCode as Git editor on Windows Subsystem for linux (WSL)

Context System Information (Windows) OS Name: Microsoft Windows 10 Pro OS Version: 10.0.17134 N/A Build 17134 ... System Type: x64-based PC Processor(s): 1 Processor(s) Installed. …
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Is "Merged in" a commit message created by bitbucket, or git?

The style guide "How to Write a Git Commit Message" section 5. Use the imperative mood in the subject line states that git itself uses the imperative mood: The imperative can sound a little rude; that's why we don't often use it. But it's perfect…
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What is the use of commit messages?

I struggled asking that question but here it is. I am using source control since several years for multiple projects using different systems (svn, hg, git) and I learned how to improve my messages by following guidelines etc. But as far as I can…
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If git commit messages written in the imperative, how do I clarify what hasn't yet been done? 'Don't add hashing' or 'Didn't/Doesn't add hashing'?

I'm still not totally clear about the way git commit messages are supposed to be written. I know the basic rules, but this one confused me. In my practice project, I created a login system and a user signup, but had not yet implemented secure…
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Commit message prefix in git

I have a requirement to prepend "ticket:N" to commit messages, where N is the number of the ticket I'm working on. But I keep forgetting about the prefix and remember about it only 5-6 commits later, so --amend won't help. Is it possible to set some…
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How to validate and enforce commit message in Mercurial?

What are all steps required to validate commit message with set of regular expressions? We want to work in semi-centralized set-up so I need a solution for the developer clone (local repository) and for our central clone (global repository). I read…
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How to auto-accept git's default commit message?

My git workflow goes like this: git add . git commit git push I would like to know if there are git commands that let me accept the autogenerated commit message (after removing the # of course). The closest answer I've found is this, but it gives…
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