GitHub: commit messages are now 72 characters long

bunder2015 2019-01-08 13:08:00 -05:00
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The first thing we need to add is the commit message. This is what is displayed on the git log, and should be a short description of the change. By style guidelines, this has to be less than 50 characters in length.
The first thing we need to add is the commit message. This is what is displayed on the git log, and should be a short description of the change. By style guidelines, this has to be less than 72 characters in length.
Underneath the commit message you can add a more descriptive text to your commit. The lines in this section have to be less than 72 characters.