This is COMMIT-EDITMSG in action. The comments (prefixed with # ) are not part of the final message. They serve as:
: If a pre-commit hook fails, Git aborts the commit, but your message is often preserved in COMMIT-EDITMSG so you don't have to rewrite it from scratch. ⚙️ Customizing the Experience COMMIT-EDITMSG
To truly appreciate the file, let's walk through a manual commit. Imagine you have staged changes. You run git commit . Your editor opens, and you see something like this: This is COMMIT-EDITMSG in action
Revert the merge commit if unexpected failures occur; restore previous hooks from tag v1.2.0 and run tests to confirm stability. Git aborts the commit