Re: Wrap commit messages on `git commit -m`

On Sat, Nov 3, 2012 at 3:41 AM, David Aguilar [off-list ref] wrote:

On Fri, Nov 2, 2012 at 11:38 PM, Jonathan Nieder [off-list ref] wrote:

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Ramkumar Ramachandra wrote:

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Jonathan Nieder wrote:

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Ram, what platform do your colleagues use?

Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5.

Oh, ok.  In that case I blame habit.

I think the best option you have is to just complain to your
colleagues about the long lines.  Then they would get a chance to
explore what the UI currently offers and to complain to this list
(perhaps via you :)) about missing features that would make their work
easier.

To put it another way: I don't see yet how a hypothetical "git commit
--wrap-lines -m 'long message'" would make life easier than just
running "git commit" and entering the message using $EDITOR.  There's
probably a UI or documentation bug lurking somewhere, so thanks for
thinking about these things.

Regards,
Jonathan

If your colleagues do not mind using a GUI then git-cola
might help them form better commit messages.

It auto-wraps long lines and enforces a very clear distinction
between the one-line summary and extended description.

vim also does this nicely with syntax highlighting turned on, though I
do not know how this feature is triggered.

Specifically, it wraps all lines at 72 characters; it colors line 1
yellow out to 50 characters and white after that; and it colors any
text on line 2 with a red background (should be empty).

Phil