From 4e1a2aff47063c233fa0244d052d72fc4febc9d1 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Riku Isokoski <riksu9000@gmail.com>
Date: Sun, 29 Jan 2023 18:19:43 +0200
Subject: [PATCH] contribute.md: Add commit format section

Inspired by:
https://www.klipper3d.org/CONTRIBUTING.html#format-of-commit-messages
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 doc/contribute.md | 14 ++++++++++++++
 1 file changed, 14 insertions(+)

diff --git a/doc/contribute.md b/doc/contribute.md
index 49792583..d3b33aa7 100644
--- a/doc/contribute.md
+++ b/doc/contribute.md
@@ -45,3 +45,17 @@ for what maintainers will look at in PRs.
 - Commits that fix mistakes from previous commits must be squashed
 - Conflicts must be resolved by rebasing,
   instead of merging
+
+### Commit format
+
+The preferred format for commits is the following:
+
+```
+module: Short description
+
+A more thorough description of all changes in this commit if necessary.
+```
+
+where module can be the name of the file,
+with or without extension,
+or a single word explaining the scope of the changes.