Commit Message Prefixes

[carsonSgit]

Commit Message Prefixes

Most prevalent that I'll use

• feat: — A new feature or enhancement
  Example:
  feat: add user authentication

• fix: — A bug fix
  Example:
  fix: correct login issue

• docs: — Documentation changes
  Example:
  docs: update API usage examples

• refactor: — Code changes that neither fix a bug nor add a feature, but improve the structure
  Example:
  refactor: simplify login function

• format: — Applying code formatting tools
  Example:
  format: run Prettier on codebase

Full list

• feat: — A new feature or enhancement
  Example:
  feat: add user authentication

• fix: — A bug fix
  Example:
  fix: correct login issue

• docs: — Documentation changes
  Example:
  docs: update API usage examples

• style: — Code style changes (formatting, missing semicolons, etc.)
  Example:
  style: format code with Prettier

• refactor: — Code changes that neither fix a bug nor add a feature, but improve the structure
  Example:
  refactor: simplify login function

• perf: — Performance improvements
  Example:
  perf: optimize data processing algorithm

• test: — Adding or modifying tests
  Example:
  test: add unit tests for user module

• chore: — Routine tasks and maintenance (e.g., build process, dependencies)
  Example:
  chore: update dependencies

• build: — Changes to the build process or external dependencies
  Example:
  build: update webpack configuration

• ci: — Continuous integration changes (e.g., configuration files, scripts)
  Example:
  ci: update GitHub Actions workflow

• revert: — Reverting a previous commit
  Example:
  revert: undo changes in commit abc123

• merge: — Merging branches (used to describe the merge commit)
  Example:
  merge: merge feature branch into main

• cleanup: — Removing unused or redundant code
  Example:
  cleanup: remove obsolete code

• format: — Applying code formatting tools
  Example:
  format: run Prettier on codebase