Command-line tool

gitlint

brew/gitlint

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Linting for your git commit messages

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Type

Command-line tool

Install on

Windows, macOS, Linux

Last checked

25 Oct 2026, 21:09 UTC

Install it

Windows

pipx install gitlint_core

macOS

brew install gitlint
pipx install gitlint_core

Linux

pipx install gitlint_core

Check the last commit message

gitlint

Lint a specific range of commits

gitlint --commits single_refspec_argument

Use a directory or Python module with extra user-defined rules

gitlint --extra-path path/to/directory

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