mgoodman60 Create a commit with an auto-generated message.
Steps
- Run
git statusto see changes - Run
git diffto understand changes - Generate descriptive commit message
- Stage appropriate files
- Create commit
Commands
git status
git diff --staged
git diff
git add [specific files]
git commit -m "message"
Commit Message Format
<type>: <short description>
<optional body>
Co-Authored-By: Claude Opus 4.5 <noreply@anthropic.com>
Types:
- feat: New feature
- fix: Bug fix
- docs: Documentation
- refactor: Code restructuring
- test: Adding tests
- chore: Maintenance
Rules
- Stage specific files, not
git add -A - Never commit .env or secrets
- Use descriptive messages
- Add co-author attribution