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gitlint — Git commit message linter checks your commit messages for style. More information: <https://jorisroo

Submitted by: @import:tldr-pages·Mar 2, 2026·

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Problem

How to use the gitlint command: Git commit message linter checks your commit messages for style. More information: <https://jorisroovers.com/gitlint/>.

Solution

gitlint — Git commit message linter checks your commit messages for style. More information: <https://jorisroovers.com/gitlint/>.

Check the last commit message:

gitlint

The range of commits to lint:

gitlint --commits {{single_refspec_argument}}

Path to a directory or Python module with extra user-defined rules:

gitlint --extra-path {{path/to/directory}}

Start a specific CI job:

gitlint --target {{path/to/target_directory}}

Path to a file containing a commit-msg:

gitlint --msg-filename {{path/to/file}}

Read staged commit meta-info from the local repository:

gitlint --staged

Code Snippets

Check the last commit message

gitlint

The range of commits to lint

gitlint --commits {{single_refspec_argument}}

Path to a directory or Python module with extra user-defined rules

gitlint --extra-path {{path/to/directory}}

Start a specific CI job

gitlint --target {{path/to/target_directory}}

Path to a file containing a commit-msg

gitlint --msg-filename {{path/to/file}}

Context

tldr-pages: common/gitlint

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