A simple webpage that helps me format git commit messages the way I like and to match external requirements.
Go to Fancy Line Wrapper here or the GitHub Pages hosted one here.
Enter text into the upper text box however you want, and the lower text box will automatically re-format it on-the-fly according to the following rules:
- Line wraps at the configured number of characters (80 by default).
- Lines beginning with a
-are properly indented as a bulleted list, including wrapping the line with deeper indenting so it matches nicely. - Bulleted lists also support nesting, including wrapping; just use spaces to indent the
-.
Here's an example to better illustrate things:
- The resulting text can either be copy-pasted from the lower text box the usual way, or by clicking the giant copy button.
- The upper text box can be resized freely, while the lower text box can only be resized down.
- Refreshing, or even closing the page will not lose your entered text.
- If your browser/OS has spell-checking, it should work.
- You can change the line length for wrapping by clicking the "Settings" button.