Standard #Git Commit Message

It is a good idea to standardize our git commit messages when we work in a team so that it is easier to check the flow of the project. One way to ensure that is using commitizen.

Detailed installation and usage instructions can be found on github README.

In short,

npm install -g commitizen

npm install -g cz-conventional-changelog 

echo '{ "path": "cz-conventional-changelog" }' > ~/.czrc

Now, in any git repo directory, git add the files that we want to commit. Then, use git cz to commit.
We can see a similar prompt like below which we will then type in our commit message and fill out a small questionnaire.

Commitizen git cz commit types

Commitizen git cz commit flow

You will have a consistent format of commit messages for your group projects.

Thank you for reading!

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