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gspr on July 8, 2020 | parent | context | favorite | on: Git commit accepts several message flags (-m) to a...

I'd say a message saying just "typos" is fine for a commit that fixes a bunch of quite obvious typos, for example. Or "added accidentally missing files" for one that adds some files that should have been tracked all along. Or "cosmetic" for one that cleans up some extra newlines or something.

MaxBarraclough on July 8, 2020 [–]

You're right, it might make sense for simple changes, in the absence of a standard format for commit messages.

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