50 characters first commit line length limit #75

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GiteaMirror · 2026-02-17T11:42:56-06:00

GiteaMirror commented

2026-02-17 11:42:56 -06:00

Originally created by @stephanedaviet on GitHub (Aug 20, 2019).

The conventional commit guidelines uses some long prefixes (18 characters for "BREAKING CHANGE: ", 14 for "improvement: "). By default, the first commit line of a commit message should be limited to 50 characters max, cf. man git-commit:

Though not required, it’s a good idea to begin the commit message with a single short (less than 50 character) line summarizing the change, followed by a blank line and then a more thorough description.

Is it possible to get some abbreviated keywords to keep enough content for a meaningful message?

Originally created by @stephanedaviet on GitHub (Aug 20, 2019). The conventional commit guidelines uses some long prefixes (18 characters for _"BREAKING CHANGE: "_, 14 for _"improvement: "_). By default, the first commit line of a commit message should be limited to 50 characters max, cf. `man git-commit`: > Though not required, it’s a good idea to begin the commit message with a single short (less than 50 character) line summarizing the change, followed by a blank line and then a more thorough description. Is it possible to get some abbreviated keywords to keep enough content for a meaningful message?

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2026-02-17 11:42:56 -06:00

GiteaMirror commented

2026-02-17 11:42:58 -06:00

@stephanedaviet commented on GitHub (Aug 26, 2019):

I saw that those texts are for the optional body, so my issue is irrelevant. I close it.

@stephanedaviet commented on GitHub (Aug 26, 2019): I saw that those texts are for the optional body, so my issue is irrelevant. I close it.

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Reference: github-starred/conventionalcommits.org#75