4  Good Commits

5 Commit Granularity

Each commit should encapsulate a single logical change:

• Add a new analysis script.
• Fix a bug in data cleaning.
• Update manuscript text.
• Revise a figure caption.

Avoid mixing unrelated changes (e.g. updating a script and editing the manuscript) in one commit.
Smaller commits improve clarity and make rollbacks safer.

6 Commit Examples

Here are good commit messages:

• Add mixed-effects model for content trust
• Clean missing data handling in pilot dataset
• Write introduction for trust study manuscript
• Export SEM diagram with significance stars

These describe both the change and its purpose.
When in doubt, err on the side of more commits with more detail.