Commit

Use this settings page to configure the commit options.

Item	Description
Clear initial commit message	Select this option if you do not want to automatically fill the commit message fields with the previous commit message.
Commit message inspections	Select the inspections that you want to be applied to the commit message. Commit message inspections check the text entered in the commit message field before the commit is created. Blank line between subject and body: reports commit messages where the body starts immediately after the subject without an empty line between them. Limit subject line: reports the first line of the commit message if it exceeds the configured maximum length. Limit body line: reports body lines that exceed the configured maximum length. To enable an inspection, select the respective checkbox, click the Severity dropdown list, and choose the preferred severity level. Where applicable, you can set the right margin and specify if you want the right margin shown or message text wrapped when reaching the right margin.

Item

Description

Clear initial commit message

Select this option if you do not want to automatically fill the commit message fields with the previous commit message.

Commit message inspections

Select the inspections that you want to be applied to the commit message. Commit message inspections check the text entered in the commit message field before the commit is created.

Blank line between subject and body: reports commit messages where the body starts immediately after the subject without an empty line between them.
Limit subject line: reports the first line of the commit message if it exceeds the configured maximum length.
Limit body line: reports body lines that exceed the configured maximum length.

To enable an inspection, select the respective checkbox, click the Severity dropdown list, and choose the preferred severity level. Where applicable, you can set the right margin and specify if you want the right margin shown or message text wrapped when reaching the right margin.

Commit checks

Item	Description
Reformat code	Perform code formatting according to the Project Code Style settings.
Rearrange code	Rearrange your code according to the arrangement rules preferences.
Optimize imports	Remove redundant import statements.
Cleanup	Automatically apply the current inspection profile to the files you are going to commit/shelve.

Advanced commit checks

Use the controls in this area to define which additional actions you want RubyMine to perform after committing the selected files.

Item	Description
Analyze code	Analyze modified files while committing them. Click Configure to select an inspection profile from which the IDE will run inspections.
Check TODO (<filter name>)	Review the TODO items matching the specified filter. Click Configure to choose an existing TODO filter or open the TODO settings page and define a new filter to be applied.
Run tool	From this list, select the external tool that you want RubyMine to launch after the selected changes have been committed. You can select a tool from the list, or click the Browse button and configure an external tool in the External Tools dialog that opens.
Run advanced checks after a commit is done	Enable advanced checks to run after you commit your changes. Even if some checks fail, your changes will still be committed.

How it works

06 May 2026