diff --git a/howto/docs.voltha.org/quickstart.rst b/howto/docs.voltha.org/quickstart.rst
index 25743fe..df4a019 100644
--- a/howto/docs.voltha.org/quickstart.rst
+++ b/howto/docs.voltha.org/quickstart.rst
@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@
    # Create a developer branch
    git checkout -b dev-joey
 
-.. code-block: shell-session
+.. code-block:: shell-session
    :linenos: 2
 
    # Clone repo:voltha-docs
@@ -28,10 +28,10 @@
    git checkout -b dev-joey
 
 Repositories:
-`gerrit <https://gerrit.opencord.org/plugins/gitiles/voltha-docs>`_
-`github <https://github.com/opencord/voltha-docs>`_
+[`gerrit <https://gerrit.opencord.org/plugins/gitiles/voltha-docs>`_],
+[`github <https://github.com/opencord/voltha-docs>`_]
 
-.. code-block: shell-session
+.. code-block:: shell-session
    :linenos: 2,5
 
    # Clone repo:voltha-docs
@@ -43,7 +43,7 @@
 Interactive development
 -----------------------
 
-.. code-block: shell-session
+.. code-block:: shell-session
    :caption: Launch a browser for viewing local edits
    :linenos: 4
 
@@ -56,7 +56,7 @@
 Invoke checkin tests locally
 ----------------------------
 
-.. code-block: shell-session
+.. code-block:: shell-session
    :linenos: 3
 
    cd voltha-docs
@@ -78,13 +78,14 @@
    * - make linkcheck
      - Verify URLs inlined within rst files are valid
 
-Document and commit changes for ``git log``
--------------------------------------------
+Document and commit changes for git log
+---------------------------------------
 
-.. code-block: shell-session
-   :linenos:
+.. code-block:: shell-session
 
-   # Commit message: Line 1 symmarize changes with jira ticket linkage.
+   # Commit message:
+   #   - symmarize changes with jira ticket linkage.
+   #   - jenkins will update jira ticket with status when a job is run.
    echo '[VOL-XXXX] update voltha.docs' > commit_message
 
    # Commit message: Capture list of modified files
@@ -107,10 +108,50 @@
    # Create a patch and request a code review
    git review --reviewers email1 email2 email3
 
-Extra credit
--------------------------------------------
 
-.. code-block: shell-session
+Sample commit message
+---------------------
+
+.. code-block:: shell-session
+
+   # Line 1: Commit message summary for git log
+   #   - 50cpl max else a warning displayed.
+   #   - jira tickets are updated by jenkins as jobs are run.
+   [VOL-xxxx] - Update voltha docs
+
+   # Optional extra jira tickets related to the patch
+   [VOL-yyyy]
+   [VOL-zzzz]
+
+   jjb/pipeline/voltha/master/bbsim-tests.groovy
+   vars/installKind.groovy
+   vars/installKind.sh
+   --------------------------------------------------
+     o Refactor inlined installer logic into a standalone script for reuse.
+     o Updated voltha-system-tests makefiles, added a target to install
+       the kind command (centrally, consistent version!) similar to kail.
+
+Extra credit
+------------
+
+- Update `copyright notice <https://github.com/joey-onf/copyright/blob/origin/master/notice>`_ in the year files are modified (`repo:copyright <https://github.com/joey-onf/copyright>`_).
+
+- Syntax checking source
+
+.. code-block:: shell-session
+
+   make help | grep lint
+   make lint
+
+- make test
+
+.. code-block:: shell-session
+
+   make test  # Invoke: make lint linkcheck
+
+- Warning triage and cleanup.
+
+.. code-block:: shell-session
 
    make sterile
    make html 2>&1 | sed -e 's/WARNING/\nWARNING/g' | less --ignore-case --hilite-search '/WARNING'