# How to Write a Git Commit Message

<http://chris.beams.io/posts/git-commit/>

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## From the page (probably an excerpt, not Jamie's words)

Fortunately, there are well-established conventions as to what makes an idiomatic git commit message. Indeed, many of them are assumed in the way certain git commands function. There's nothing you need to re-invent. Just follow the seven rules below and you're on your way to committing like a pro.

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