I have a default template for commit messages.
It goes like a tag, followed by: and a bit of a summary about the commit message.
tag
: a one-liner summary about the commit
Tags are mostly,
FIX
: for a bug fixFEATURE
: if you are working on a featureIMPROVEMENT
: if you improve somethingISSUE
: working on an issueREFACTOR
: refactoring the code
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