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Git commit message linter written in python, checks your commit messages for style.
Git commit message linter written in python, checks your commit messages for style.
See jorisroovers.github.io/gitlint for full documentation.
All contributions are welcome and very much appreciated!
I'm looking for contributors that are interested in taking a more active co-maintainer role as it's becoming increasingly difficult for me to find time to maintain gitlint. Please leave a comment in #134 if you're interested!
See jorisroovers.github.io/gitlint/contributing for details on how to get started - it's easy!
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Git commit message linter written in python, checks your commit messages for style.
We found that gitlint demonstrated a healthy version release cadence and project activity because the last version was released less than a year ago. It has 1 open source maintainer collaborating on the project.
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