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Git grumpy: Torvalds complains of passive voice in merge commit messages (www.neowin.net)

submitted 2 months ago by [email protected] to c/[email protected]

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Linus Torvalds expressed frustration over the use of passive voice in merge commit messages, preferring active and imperative language instead.

He provided an example of how commit messages should be rewritten for clarity and consistency across the project.

Torvalds noted that while it's not a major issue, it does add extra work when he has to rewrite messages to match his preference.

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[–] [email protected] 1 points 2 months ago

Yup. Commit messages are often shown in truncated form, which is when the dot helps to know whether you're seeing the whole message or not.

Well, and every so often, I'll use the commit message to document why a change was made, which requires multiple sentences. Then the dot just serves its usual purpose of separating sentences.