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diff --git a/docs/contributing/development.rst b/docs/contributing/development.rst index 12d706f3..f1461480 100644 --- a/docs/contributing/development.rst +++ b/docs/contributing/development.rst @@ -64,15 +64,15 @@ In general, use an editor to create your commit messages rather than passing them on the command line. The format should be and is inspired by this blog post: http://tbaggery.com/2008/04/19/a-note-about-git-commit-messages.html -* A single, short, summary of the commit (recommended 70 characters or less, - but not exceeding 80 characters) +* A single, short, summary of the commit (recommended 50 characters or less, + not exceeding 80 characters) - * Add a prefix of the changed component to your commit headline, e.g. ``snmp: - T1111:`` or ``ethernet: T2222:``. If multiple components are touched by this - commit, you can use multiple prefixes, e.g.: ``snmp: ethernet:`` + * Add prefix of changed component to your commit headline, e.g. ``snmp: + T1111:`` or ``ethernet: T2222:``. If multiple components are touched by + this commit, you can use multiple prefixes, e.g.: ``snmp: ethernet:`` -* Followed by a blank line (this is mandatory - else Git will treat the whole - commit message as the headline only) +* Followed by a blank line (this line is mandatory - else Git will treat the + whole commit message as the headline only) * Followed by a message which describes all the details like: |