Git Commit Prefixer (Zsh Plugin)

August 26, 2025 · View on GitHub

A lightweight Zsh plugin to add custom prefixes and optional icons to your Git commit messages.
Supports multiple prefix styles ([fix]: or Fix:) and icon themes (classic, minimal, or none).

⚡ Quick Start

git-commit-prefixer feat "add dark mode toggle"
# ✨ [feat]: add dark mode toggle

✨ Features

  • Quickly add consistent commit prefixes.
  • Choose between brackets style or labels style.
  • Enable or disable icons.
  • Switch between icon themes (classic or minimal).
  • Fully configurable via icons.conf.

📦 Installation

Oh My Zsh

  1. Clone the plugin into your Oh My Zsh custom plugins folder: 
    git clone https://github.com/dvigo/git-commit-prefixer.git ~/.oh-my-zsh/custom/plugins/git-commit-prefixer
  2. Enable it in your ~/.zshrc: 
    plugins=(... git-commit-prefixer)
  3. Reload Zsh: 
    source ~/.zshrc

🎥 Demo

Static preview
Plugin demo static

⚙️ Configuration

Edit the icons.conf file in the plugin folder or adjust the variables inside it.

SettingValuesDefaultDescription
USE_ICONStrue / falsetrueEnable or disable icons
PREFIX_STYLEbrackets / labelsbracketsCommit prefix format
ICON_STYLEclassic / minimal / noneclassicIcon theme

Example icons.conf

USE_ICONS=true
PREFIX_STYLE="brackets"
ICON_STYLE="classic"

🖊️ Usage

Basic syntax:

git-commit-prefixer <type> "your commit message"

Available types:

feat, fix, build, chore, ci, docs, style, refactor, perf, test

Examples:

git-commit-prefixer feat "add login form"
# ✨ [feat]: add login form

git-commit-prefixer fix "corrected typo in README"
# 🐛 [fix]: corrected typo in README

🎨 Styles

Brackets (default)

[fix]:
[feat]:
[build]:
[chore]:
[ci]:
[docs]:
[style]:
[refactor]:
[perf]:
[test]:

Labels

Fix:
Feature:
Build:
Chore:
CI:
Docs:
Style:
Refactor:
Performance:
Test:

📌 Icon Themes

Classic (default)

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Minimal

✖ ✦ ▲ • ⚙ ✎ ■ ↻ ➠ ✓

🔧 Roadmap

  • Add interactive selection for commit type (fzf or select menu).
  • Add command to switch styles/themes without editing icons.conf.
  • Support for custom user-defined commit types.

📜 License

GNU General Public License v3.0 — See LICENSE for details.