Is it somehow possible to automatically have a link to GitHub issue number in the git commit
message?
Just include #xxx
in your commit message to reference an issue without closing it.
With new GitHub issues 2.0 you can use these synonyms to reference an issue and close it (in your commit message):
fix #xxx
fixes #xxx
fixed #xxx
close #xxx
closes #xxx
closed #xxx
resolve #xxx
resolves #xxx
resolved #xxx
You can also substitute #xxx
with gh-xxx
.
Referencing and closing issues across repos also works:
fixes user/repo#xxx
Check out the documentation available in their Help section.