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Re: [PATCH] commit: more compact summary and without extra quotes

From
Johannes Schindelin <johannes.schindelin@gmx.de>
Date
Jan 19, 2009, 23:46 UTC
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<alpine.DEB.1.00.0901200043400.3586@pacific.mpi-cbg.de>
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Hi,
On Mon, 19 Jan 2009, Santi Béjar wrote:
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> Original:
> [master]: created d9a5491: "foo:bar"
> 
> While with the patch it becomes:
> [master d9a5491] foo:bar

Maybe you want to mention that it saves screen estate. After all, the commit message is _the_ place to relate your motivation to the gentle reader.

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> As discussed in the git mailing list:
> 
> http://marc.info/?l=git&m=122765031208922&w=2
> 
> Signed-off-by: Santi Béjar <santi@agolina.net>
> ---

You really want to move the link after the ---. I often read commit messages off-line, and let me tell you: I am not really happy reading links then. Not at all.

Ciao, Dscho

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  1. commit: more compact summary and without extra quotesSanti Béjar, Jan 19, 2009
  2. Johannes SchindelinJan 19, 2009
  3. Santi BéjarJan 20, 2009
  4. Junio C HamanoJan 20, 2009
  5. Johannes SchindelinJan 20, 2009
  6. Santi BéjarJan 20, 2009
  7. Jeff KingJan 20, 2009
  8. Junio C HamanoJan 20, 2009

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