Fit Commit

A Git hook to validate your commit messages, based largely on Tim Pope's authoritative guide.

Example

$ git commit
Adding a cool feature
foobar foobar foobar,
foobar foobar foobar foobar foobar foobar foobar foobar foobar foobar foobar

1: Error: Message must use present imperative tense.
2: Error: Second line must be blank.
3: Error: Lines should be <= 72 chars. (76)

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Prerequisites

• Ruby

Installation

Install the gem:

$ gem install fit-commit

Install the hook in your Git repo:

$ fit-commit install

This creates a .git/hooks/commit-msg script which will automatically check your Git commit messages.

Validations

• Line Length: All lines must be <= 72 chars (URLs excluded). First line should be <= 50 chars. Second line must be blank.
• Tense: Message must use present imperative tense.
• Summary Period: Do not end your summary with a period.
• WIP: Do not commit WIPs to master.
• Frat House: No frat house commit messages in master.

Credits

Author: Mike Foley

Inspiration taken from: Tim Pope, Jason Fox, Addam Hardy, pre-commit