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authorCharles Harris <charlesr.harris@gmail.com>2015-05-25 10:55:21 -0600
committerCharles Harris <charlesr.harris@gmail.com>2015-05-25 10:59:40 -0600
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DOC: Commit message lines should not excede 72 characters.
The reason is that git log indents parts of the message and longer lines will wrap. Linus has a post on this somewhere.
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@@ -181,7 +181,7 @@ Commit messages should be clear and follow a few basic rules. Example::
The first line of the commit message starts with a capitalized acronym
(options listed below) indicating what type of commit this is. Then a blank
- line, then more text if needed. Lines shouldn't be longer than 80
+ line, then more text if needed. Lines shouldn't be longer than 72
characters. If the commit is related to a ticket, indicate that with
"See #3456", "See ticket 3456", "Closes #3456" or similar.