From: Christian Brabandt <cb@256bit.org>
Date: Mon, 17 Jul 2017 09:08:38 GMT
Subject: Re: [PATCH] commit & merge: modularize the empty message validator
Message-ID: <20170717090838.GA17826@256bit.org>
In-Reply-To: <xmqqr2xkxlpo.fsf@gitster.mtv.corp.google.com>


On Do, 13 Jul 2017, Junio C Hamano wrote:

> I think many people know about and do use the "delete all lines"
> (i.e. ":1,$d" in vi, or \M-< \C-SPC \M-> \C-w in Emacs) to abort out
> of a commit or a merge.  I just do not think it is likely for them
> to leave Sign-off lines and remove everything else, which is more
> work than to delete everything, hence my reaction.

In Vim you can also abort the commit message using :cq which exits the 
editor with an error code.

Best,
Christian
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