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diff --git a/Documentation/SubmittingPatches b/Documentation/SubmittingPatches index 2e18f6b44..ece3c7748 100644 --- a/Documentation/SubmittingPatches +++ b/Documentation/SubmittingPatches @@ -7,7 +7,8 @@ Checklist (and a short version for the impatient): before committing - do not check in commented out code or unneeded files - the first line of the commit message should be a short - description and should skip the full stop + description (50 characters is the soft limit, see DISCUSSION + in git-commit(1)), and should skip the full stop - the body should provide a meaningful commit message, which: - uses the imperative, present tense: "change", not "changed" or "changes". |