gitlint

Git commit message linter checks your commit messages for style. More information: https://jorisroovers.com/gitlint/.

• Check the last commit message:

gitlint

• The range of commits to lint:

gitlint --commits single_refspec_argument

• Path to a directory or Python module with extra user-defined rules:

gitlint --extra-path path/to/directory

• Start a specific CI job:

gitlint --target path/to/target_directory

• Path to a file containing a commit-msg:

gitlint --msg-filename path/to/filename

• Read staged commit meta-info from the local repository:

gitlint --staged