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diff --git a/CONTRIBUTING.md b/CONTRIBUTING.md index 4436414f3..19033141f 100644 --- a/CONTRIBUTING.md +++ b/CONTRIBUTING.md @@ -68,9 +68,14 @@ to 76 characters code; examples include "Upstream:", "QUIC:", or "Core:"; see the commit history to get an idea of the prefixes used -- Reference issues in the the subject line; if the commit fixes an issue, -[name it](https://docs.github.com/en/issues/tracking-your-work-with-issues/linking-a-pull-request-to-an-issue) -accordingly +- If the commit fixes an open issue then you can use the "Closes:" tag/trailer +to reference it and have GitHub automatically close it once it's been merged. +E.g.: + + `Closes: https://github.com/nginx/nginx/issues/9999` + + That should go at the end of the commit message, separated by a blank line, + along with any other tags. ### Before Submitting |