Commit messages are like tabs and spaces. However you write them, keep them the same across your repository. But obviously lower case, present tense, no dot, 5

Commit messages are like tabs and spaces. However you write them, keep them the same across your repository. But obviously lower case, present tense, no dot, 50 char limit, and usually starting with add/fix/refactor/update/remove is the way to go. ;)