Github commit message links

Question

Is it possible to create a commit message with link to other repository commit?

Eg. something like [Username\Repo\commitHash]

Usage example: if some bc break would happen in some framework's commit, I'd like to link to this very commit in my own commits updating my code which uses this framework.

@RobinWinslow I'm pretty sure it was accurate back then. Anyway, you are right it would be appropriate to update it. Done. — Mikulas Dite
– Mikulas Dite, Commented Sep 10, 2012 at 15:36

user2943160 · Accepted Answer · 2016-04-24 04:19:15Z

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I was searching for something like this myself. Found it on:

https://help.github.com/articles/autolinked-references-and-urls/#commit-shas

<<username>>/<<repo>>@<<commitHash>>

Without the angle brackets of course :)

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Mikulas Dite Over a year ago

Thanks. I've tried it, but it seems like the hash always points to current-repo/commits/the-hash path, no matter what is in front of it. But at least we can use the commit hash to link to current repository.

antitoxic Over a year ago

Are you certain this is the case? I just did write antitoxic/diem@2b4514646177a95951202c4aea388cf472b53ca1 in github issues and it is displayed as link correctly.

Aidan Feldman Over a year ago

Yup, and if you're within the project you can just do @COMMIT_HASH.

erbridge Over a year ago

You don't even need the @. COMMIT_HASH is sufficient.

prusswan Over a year ago

key thing to remember: @ for commit hash, # for issue

sleepynate · Accepted Answer · 2010-09-30 17:42:42Z

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I don't think there's anything stopping you from putting something like:

http://github.com/pkrumins/lulzbot/commit/4c1b1ea95b379805e3b595b511a89affc6811145

Right in your commit message. While this doesn't link directly to the git object's version of the commit... it leads to a page showing that commit.

Format is github.com/User/Repo/commit/hashtag

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Mikulas Dite Over a year ago

Thanks, but I don't think this is the right way to do this (even if it is the only way). As with the close #issue_number tag, I'd expect something similar.

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