31 Aug 2020 | git hook
If you’re working on a project with other people and want to have a consistent commit log, here’s a simple git commit hook to enforce a particular format.
I prefer to use the format #<issue number> | <commit message>
# In your repo...
$> vi .git/hooks/commit-msg
#!/bin/sh
test "" != "$(grep -Ei '^#[0-9]+\s?\|' "$1")" || {
echo >&2 Aiyyo! Commit message needs to be in the form '#<issue number> | <text message>'.
exit 1
}