diff --git a/HACKING b/HACKING index 2250427672..4ed92cb9df 100644 --- a/HACKING +++ b/HACKING @@ -119,6 +119,12 @@ pull request, and is the preferred method for bringing new modules and framework enhancements to the attention of the core Metasploit development team. Note that this process requires a GitHub account. +For Git commits, please adhere to 50/72 formatting: your commits should +start with a line 50 characters or less, followed by a blank line, +followed by one or more lines of explanitory text wrapped at at 72 +characters Pull requests with commits not formmated this way will +be rejected without review. + For modules, note that Author field is not automatic, and should be filled in in the format of 'Your Name ' so future developers can contact you with any questions.