Writing Good Commit Messages

How to write a commit message

You're about to make your first commit to your reflections repository. When you do this, you'll need to write a commit message describing your changes. If you followed
the instructions in the "Setting Up Your Workspace" video for your platform near the end of Lesson 1,
the editor you chose will appear as soon as you run git commit and allow you to write a commit message. If you get an error message, you
should try revisiting the instructions in Lesson 1 and make sure your text editor is set up properly.

You can also specify a commit message via the command line by running git commit -m "Commit message" instead of just git commit.
It's still a good idea to get an editor set up, since this will make it easier to write long commit messages that fully describe the change.

Commit message style

While commit message style varies from person to person, this style guide describes some common best practices when writing commit messages.