Commit messages & Autolink
By default, when exporting content from GitBook to the Git repository, GitBook will generate a commit message based on the merged change request:
Autolink GITBOOK-<num>
in GitHub and GitLab
GITBOOK-<num>
in GitHub and GitLabIf you want to automatically resolve your GitBook change request IDs (e.g. GITBOOK-123) in commits to links, you can enable this using GitHub’s Autolink references feature. See instructions on GitHub.
Use the following URL format, where space
corresponds to your space’s URL:
<https://app.gitbook.com/s/space/~/changes/<num>/
Customize the commit message template
When using GitBook with a monorepo, or when you have specific guidelines for commit messages; you might want to customize the message used by GitBook when pushing a commit to Git.
The template can contain the following placeholders:
{change_request_number}
unique numeric ID for the change request{change_request_subject}
the subject of the change request when merged, orNo subject
if none has been provided.
The default template is:
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