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: You write your commit message in the editor. Git often includes commented-out lines (starting with ) that list the changes being committed to guide you. Finalization
COMMIT-EDITMSG is a temporary file used by Git to store your commit message while you are writing it in an editor. This file is located at .git/COMMIT_EDITMSG within your project's root directory. 🛠️ How it Works When you run git commit without the COMMIT-EDITMSG
| File | Purpose | |------|---------| | .git/COMMIT_EDITMSG | Active commit message being written | | .git/MERGE_MSG | Auto-generated message for merge commits | | .git/SQUASH_MSG | Message for squashed commits | | .git/TAG_EDITMSG | Message for annotated tags | | .git/description | Used by GitWeb (not for commit messages) | : You write your commit message in the editor