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 Commit messages, also known as CL (changelist) descriptions, should be formatted per https://go.dev/doc/contribute#commit_messages. For example,
 
 ```
-net/http: frob the quux before blarfing
+net/http: fix the foo before blarfing
 
 [longer description here in the body]