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+# Use commitlint and/or commitzen
+
+## Install dependencies
+
+```bash
+yarn add -D @commitlint/cli @commitlint/config-conventional
+# If using commitzen
+yarn add -D commitizen cz-conventional-changelog
+```
+
+## Configure
+
+Setup `commitlint.config.js`. Conventional configuration:
+
+```bash
+echo "module.exports = {extends: ['@commitlint/config-conventional']};" > commitlint.config.js
+```
+
+If you are using commitzen, make sure to add this in `package.json`:
+
+```json
+"config": {
+  "commitizen": {
+    "path": "./node_modules/cz-conventional-changelog"
+  }
+}
+```
+
+## Test it
+
+```bash
+# You can type it without message, if you are using commitzen
+git commit
+
+# Or provide a commit message is using only commitlint
+git commit -am 'fix: typo'
+```
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+module.exports = {extends: ['@commitlint/config-conventional']};
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+# Use this to build commit messages
+prepare-commit-msg:
+  commands:
+    commitzen:
+      interactive: true
+      run: LEFTHOOK=0 yarn run cz
+
+# Use this to validate commit messages
+commit-msg:
+  commands:
+    "lint commit message":
+      run: yarn run commitlint --edit {1}