2. Do the `check` skill. All checks must pass before you commit.
3. Stage only the files that belong to this change. Keep unrelated
changes in separate commits.
-4. Write the message to a file or a here-document and sign the commit
- with the configured key, using `git commit -S -F`. Never put `\n` in
- `git commit -m`.
-5. When `.githooks/commit-msg` rejects the message, fix the message and
- commit again. Do not skip the hook with `--no-verify`.
+4. Write the complete message to a file, including all trailers. Add
+ trailers with `git interpret-trailers --trailer` before the check,
+ not after it. Never put `\n` in `git commit -m`.
+5. Run `sh .githooks/commit-msg MESSAGE_FILE` on that final file before
+ `git commit`. Fix every failure and run the check again. Sign with
+ the configured key, using `git commit -S -F MESSAGE_FILE` on the same
+ file. Do not add or change trailers after the check. The normal
+ commit hook still runs. Never skip it with `--no-verify`.
6. Cryptographically verify each new commit's signature against the
configured key before reporting completion. A signature header alone
is not verification. If verification fails, stop and report it. Do
- Separate the subject from the body with exactly one blank line.
- Always write a body. Wrap each line at 72 characters. Fill each line
- of a paragraph before you wrap it.
+ of a paragraph before you wrap it. `bin/reflow` formats source
+ comments at 80 columns, not commit prose. Do not use it to format a
+ commit message.
- Write in the present-tense declarative mood.
- Start with a direct summary of the complete change. Do not only repeat
the subject.
- When the change belongs to an issue, end the message with one `Issue:`
trailer. Use the shortest unique git-bug issue ID in the `Issue:`
trailer, with a minimum of seven characters. Check uniqueness against
- all issues, not only open issues. Add it with `git commit --trailer`.
- Never use a closing keyword such as "Fixes" or "Closes".
+ all issues, not only open issues. Assemble it with
+ `git interpret-trailers --trailer` before the message check. Never use
+ a closing keyword such as "Fixes" or "Closes".
- Link the bug report when a change fixes a reported bug.
- Do not add an AI tool as co-author. Do not add attribution trailers.