Would you add a full stop in an email subject? I think of commit messages like an email. The first line is just the subject and sometimes that is all you need.

Would you add a full stop in an email subject? I think of commit messages like an email. The first line is just the subject and sometimes that is all you need. The body of the commit message is for describing other details. edit: Another blog has a simple reason https://chris.beams.io/posts/git-commit/ https://chris.beams.io/posts/git-commit/ > 4. Do not end the subject line with a period > Trailing punctuation is unnecessary in subject lines. Besides, space is precious when you’re trying to keep them to 50 chars or less.