Templates

In this example, we will see how to create a template commit message that will be displayed in the editor when creating a commit. The template is only for the local user and not distributed with the repository in general.

Getting ready

In this example, we will use the example repository from Chapter 1, Navigating Git:

$ git clone https://github.com/PacktPublishing/Git-Version-Control-Cookbook-Second-Edition.git
$ cd Git-Version-Control-Cookbook-Second-Edition  

We'll use the following command as a commit message template for commit messages:

Short description of commit 
 
Longer explanation of the motivation for the change 
 
Fixes-Bug: Enter bug-id or delete line 
Implements-Requirement: Enter requirement-id...