From: Linus Torvalds <torvalds@linux-foundation.org>
Date: Sat, 26 Apr 2008 02:01:26 GMT
Subject: Re: default commit message for a tree
Message-ID: <alpine.LFD.1.10.0804251859100.2813@woody.linux-foundation.org>
In-Reply-To: <524f69650804251839u56198808o8b7a66d9894fbbfc@mail.gmail.com>



On Fri, 25 Apr 2008, Steve French wrote:
> 
> I created a file .git/commit-template with default text as follows:
> 
> [CIFS]
> 
> Signed-off-by: Steve French <sfrench@us.ibm.com>

You need to use

	    git-config commit.template .git/commit-template

(or use the whole absolute pathname to your template file). The pathname 
is relative to the working tree, not GIT_DIR.

		Linus