Git/GitHub commit with extended message/description

PHOTO EMBED

Mon Jul 15 2024 14:59:39 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time)

Saved by @lettuceranger #commandline #github

$ git commit -m "Make everything work.
dquote>
dquote> Add magic code that fixes everything"
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The trick is to type your message (without a closing quote!) and then hit enter twice, and then type your extended message, close the quote and press enter. GitHub will correctly display the top line as your basic message and the bottom line as the extended message.

https://stackoverflow.com/questions/9562304/git-github-commit-with-extended-message-description?newreg