# commitlint

By

Jan Steindorf

Commitlint is used to check the commit messages based on the code consistency rules.

You can use commitlint standalone, but it develops its full potential when husky is used with it.

When not used with husky, no check is made beforehand whether the commit messages comply with the code consistency rules.

If you want to use commitlint standalone, you can add it to your project by running the following command:

rocket launchpad commitlint

Link to the commitlint documentation

you can test if the commitlint is working with:

echo 'foo: this wont work' | yarn commitlint