**What steps will reproduce the problem?** 1. Attempt to commit changes using a commit message starting with a hash (#) character **What is the expected output? What do you see instead?** Expected: Success; Actual: "Aborting commit due to empty commit message." **What version of TortoiseGit and Git are you using? On what operating system?** TortoiseGit 2.0.0 64-bit, Windows 7 Professional x64, Git for Windows 2.7.2 64-bit **Please provide any additional information below.** This is a regression in TortoiseGit 2.0.0 - TortoiseGit 1.8.16 works correctly.