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Add Github Issue Number to Git Commit Message

Add Github Issue Number to Git Commit Message

I have been working on a project with on Github and we are using Waffle.io to organize our issues on an agile board. One bad thing about Github is that it not always apparent what issue a commit resolved. To add context to commits I have begun appending the issue number to commit message. When viewing the commit in web interface of Github, it will automatically link to the issue. To accomplish this, I use commit that take the form of "This is my first commit [issue #123]". Obviously, this process can be automated.

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