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Re: [PATCH] Automatically line wrap long commit messages.

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JGJan-Benedict Glaw <jbglaw@lug-owl.de>
Date
May 29, 2006, 09:00 UTC
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<20060529090045.GW13513@lug-owl.de>
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<20060529085738.GB29500@spearce.org>
On Mon, 2006-05-29 04:57:39 -0400, Shawn Pearce <spearce@spearce.org> wrote:
> When using -m on the command line with git-commit it is not uncommon
> for a long commit message to be entered without line terminators.
> This creates commit objects whose messages are not readable in
> 'git log' as the line runs off the screen.
Uh? Just put it in quotes and press the Enter key when applicable.
MfG, JBG
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  1. Automatically line wrap long commit messages.Shawn Pearce, May 29, 2006
  2. Jan-Benedict GlawMay 29, 2006
  3. Shawn PearceMay 29, 2006
  4. Junio C HamanoMay 29, 2006
  5. Shawn PearceMay 29, 2006
  6. Junio C HamanoMay 30, 2006
  7. Shawn PearceMay 31, 2006
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  9. Shawn PearceJun 1, 2006
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