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--- en:git [2026/04/02 09:17] – [Introduction to Git and GitHub for Musicology Editorial Work] martin
+++ en:git [2026/04/03 09:40] (aktuell) – Add some notes about imperative mood in Git messages piasteuck
@@ Zeile 231: / Zeile 231: @@
 <code bash>
-git commit -m "Corrected note durations in motet_01"
+git commit -m "Correct note durations in motet_01"
 </code>
@@ Zeile 240: / Zeile 240: @@
 Good examples:
-  * ''Corrected mensuration encoding in Kyrie''
+  * ''Correct mensuration encoding in Kyrie''
-  * ''Normalized staff labels in source B''
+  * ''Normalize staff labels in source B''
-  * ''Fixed barline errors in movement 3''
+  * ''Fix barline errors in movement 3''
-  * ''Added editorial note on unclear accidentals''
+  * ''Add editorial note on unclear accidentals''
+You may wonder why the grammar in these sentences seems a bit odd.
+Most projects follow a common convention for commit messages: the subject line is written in imperative mood, as if giving an instruction. So "Add," "Fix," "Remove" rather than "Added" or "Fixes."
+A helpful trick to check: your message should complete the sentence //"If applied, this commit will ..."//
+  * //If applied, this commit will// **Correct clef encoding in measure 1** ✓
+  * //If applied, this commit will// **Corrected clef encoding in measure 1** ✗
+This matches the style Git itself uses for auto-generated messages (for example from ''git merge'' or ''git revert''), which keeps the project history consistent.
 Bad examples: