CommitMessage: synchronize line length recommendation This brings it in line with gerrit and /doc/contribute, updated in CL 727860. Change-Id: Icf75750baa92d0564253af8511a745c06a6a6964 Reviewed-on: https://go-review.googlesource.com/c/wiki/+/729840 Reviewed-by: Sean Liao <sean@liao.dev>
diff --git a/CommitMessage.md b/CommitMessage.md index e7c8532..b0b4951 100644 --- a/CommitMessage.md +++ b/CommitMessage.md
@@ -18,11 +18,11 @@ - the part after the colon uses the verb tense + phrase that completes the blank in, _"this change modifies Go to \***\*\_\_\_\*\***"_ - the verb after the colon is lowercase - there is no trailing period -- it should be kept as short as possible (many git viewing tools prefer under ~76 characters, though Go isn't super strict about this). +- it should be kept as short as possible (many git viewing tools prefer under ~72 characters, though Go isn't super strict about this). For the body (the rest of the description): -- the text should be wrapped to ~76 characters (to appease git viewing tools, mainly), unless you really need longer lines (e.g. for ASCII art, tables, or long links). +- the text should be wrapped to ~72 characters (to appease git viewing tools, mainly), unless you really need longer lines (e.g. for ASCII art, tables, or long links). - the Fixes line goes after the body with a blank newline separating the two. (It is acceptable but not required to use a trailing period, such as `Fixes #12345.`). - there is **no** Markdown in the commit message. - we **do not** use `Signed-off-by` lines. Don't add them. Our Gerrit server & GitHub bots enforce CLA compliance instead.