git: 4d39b5f7fa - main - committers-guide: Suggest consistency in prefixes

From: Dag-Erling Smørgrav <des_at_FreeBSD.org>
Date: Fri, 25 Jul 2025 17:13:04 UTC
The branch main has been updated by des:

URL: https://cgit.FreeBSD.org/doc/commit/?id=4d39b5f7fae278dac6c86502e60138004e40811d

commit 4d39b5f7fae278dac6c86502e60138004e40811d
Author:     Dag-Erling Smørgrav <des@FreeBSD.org>
AuthorDate: 2025-07-25 17:12:39 +0000
Commit:     Dag-Erling Smørgrav <des@FreeBSD.org>
CommitDate: 2025-07-25 17:12:39 +0000

    committers-guide: Suggest consistency in prefixes
    
    Reviewed by:    imp
    Differential Revision:  https://reviews.freebsd.org/D51531
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 documentation/content/en/articles/committers-guide/_index.adoc | 1 +
 1 file changed, 1 insertion(+)

diff --git a/documentation/content/en/articles/committers-guide/_index.adoc b/documentation/content/en/articles/committers-guide/_index.adoc
index 1adfc46e2b..d200c79053 100644
--- a/documentation/content/en/articles/committers-guide/_index.adoc
+++ b/documentation/content/en/articles/committers-guide/_index.adoc
@@ -2485,6 +2485,7 @@ A good rule of thumb is to stay below 63 characters, and aim for about 50 or few
 === Prefix the subject line with a component, if applicable
 
 If the change relates to a specific component the subject line may be prefixed with that component name and a colon (:).
+If applicable, try to use the same prefix used in previous commits to the same files.
 
 ✓ `foo: Add -k option to keep temporary data`