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Conventional Commits Cheat Sheet
Print-ready cheat sheet for Conventional Commits, organized for fast lookup, study, and desk-side use
Sample
What's in this cheat sheet
- Format
- Types
- Scope
- Breaking Changes
- Examples
- Footer
- Tooling
- Common Patterns
Commit Message Structure
<type>[optional scope]: <description>
[optional body]
[optional footer(s)]
Parts Explained
type | Category of change (feat, fix, etc.) |
scope | Section of codebase affected (optional) |
description | Short summary in imperative mood |
body | Detailed explanation (optional, after blank line) |
footer | Metadata like BREAKING CHANGE or issue refs |
Rules
Imperative mood | "add feature" not "added feature" |
Lowercase type | feat: not Feat: |
No period | Description does not end with "." |
Blank line | Separate body/footer from description |
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