---
title: Add a commit message template
tags: repository,configuration,advanced
---

Sets up a commit message template for the current repository.

- Use `git config commit.template <file>` to specify `<file>` as the commit message template for the current repository.

```sh
git config commit.template <file>
```

```sh
git config commit.template "commit-template"
# Sets "commit-template" as the commit message template
```