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commit 25229a77922f83690bc9c7cca913a0981ebc8716
parent 7225e59419034430eb595b66bdeb0ac0730dba43
Author: Eamon Caddigan <eamon.caddigan@gmail.com>
Date:   Sat, 16 Nov 2024 15:30:47 -0800

Add a link and fix a typo

See? I did it right there!

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diff --git a/content/posts/git-links/index.md b/content/posts/git-links/index.md
@@ -1,9 +1,10 @@
 ---
 title: "Useful and interesting Git posts"
 date: 2024-02-11T20:00:20-08:00
+lastmod: 2024-11-16T15:28:48-08:00
 draft: false
 categories:
-- Programing
+- Programming
 tags:
 - Git
 ---
@@ -58,4 +59,14 @@ things](https://matklad.github.io/2023/12/31/git-things.html)
 about CI and code review is always fascinating to me---a “solo
 developer”---a window into a whole other world of writing code for a living.
 The tips for working on merge commits are great, and I’ve adopted Alex’s
-advice on moving files and starting with empty commits.
+advice on moving files and starting with empty commits
+
+[Chris Beams --- How to Write a Git Commit
+Message](https://cbea.ms/git-commit/) 
+
+I can’t endorse any of Chris’s cryptocurrency advice, but this is the best
+post on why and how to craft commit messages. This post introduced me to the
+[use of the imperative mood](https://cbea.ms/git-commit/#imperative) for
+commit subjects. I.e., “a properly formed Git commit subject line should
+always be able to complete the following sentence: ‘If applied, this commit
+will _your subject line here_’.”