From 21c59aa50614730c66f1f2648b5f6b3aeae40472 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Charles Harris Date: Mon, 25 May 2015 10:55:21 -0600 Subject: 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. --- doc/source/dev/gitwash/development_workflow.rst | 2 +- 1 file changed, 1 insertion(+), 1 deletion(-) (limited to 'doc') diff --git a/doc/source/dev/gitwash/development_workflow.rst b/doc/source/dev/gitwash/development_workflow.rst index 6458059cb..0f5698416 100644 --- a/doc/source/dev/gitwash/development_workflow.rst +++ b/doc/source/dev/gitwash/development_workflow.rst @@ -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. -- cgit v1.2.1