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authorWyatt Preul <wpreul@gmail.com>2016-03-11 15:03:25 -0600
committerWyatt Preul <wpreul@gmail.com>2016-03-13 12:04:58 -0500
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collaborator_guide: clarify commit message rules
Italicize the full URL being required in metadata. PR-URL: https://github.com/nodejs/node/pull/5661 Reviewed-By: Rich Trott <rtrott@gmail.com> Reviewed-By: James Snell <jasnell@gmail.com>
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@@ -93,14 +93,17 @@ information regarding the change process:
- A `Reviewed-By: Name <email>` line for yourself and any
other Collaborators who have reviewed the change.
-- A `PR-URL:` line that references the full GitHub URL of the original
+- A `PR-URL:` line that references the *full* GitHub URL of the original
pull request being merged so it's easy to trace a commit back to the
conversation that led up to that change.
-- A `Fixes: X` line, where _X_ is either includes the full GitHub URL
+- A `Fixes: X` line, where _X_ either includes the *full* GitHub URL
for an issue, and/or the hash and commit message if the commit fixes
a bug in a previous commit. Multiple `Fixes:` lines may be added if
appropriate.
+Review the commit message to ensure that it adheres to the guidelines
+outlined in the [contributing](https://github.com/nodejs/node/blob/master/CONTRIBUTING.md#step-3-commit) guide.
+
See the commit log for examples such as
[this one](https://github.com/nodejs/node/commit/b636ba8186) if unsure
exactly how to format your commit messages.