{"thread":{"id":"21812","subject":"[PATCH] Documentation: commit: explain the non-meaning of S-o-b","startedAt":"2009-12-01T22:25:20Z","lastAt":"2009-12-01T22:25:20Z","messageCount":1,"participants":["Jan Krüger"],"isPatch":true,"patchVersion":1,"patchTotal":null},"messages":[{"id":"128929","messageId":"20091201232520.45579cbb@perceptron","threadId":"21812","inReplyTo":null,"subject":"[PATCH] Documentation: commit: explain the non-meaning of S-o-b","fromName":"Jan Krüger","fromEmail":"jk@jk.gs","sentAt":"2009-12-01T22:25:20Z","receivedAt":"2009-12-01T22:25:20Z","isPatch":true,"sender":{"key":"jk@jk.gs","avatar":"https://avatars.githubusercontent.com/u/1774?v=4"},"body":"In the manpage for git commit, the option --signoff is mentioned but\nthere is no explanation of what it actually means. Add a brief hint that\nS-o-b doesn't have a pre-defined meaning.\n\nSigned-off-by: Jan Krüger <jk@jk.gs>\n---\n Documentation/git-commit.txt |    3 ++-\n 1 files changed, 2 insertions(+), 1 deletions(-)\n\ndiff --git a/Documentation/git-commit.txt b/Documentation/git-commit.txt\nindex d227cec..cae510b 100644\n--- a/Documentation/git-commit.txt\n+++ b/Documentation/git-commit.txt\n@@ -100,7 +100,8 @@ OPTIONS\n -s::\n --signoff::\n \tAdd Signed-off-by line by the committer at the end of the commit\n-\tlog message.\n+\tlog message. This line has no inherent meaning; what it stands for\n+\tis up to whoever includes this commit in a repository.\n \n -n::\n --no-verify::\n-- \n1.6.5.3.171.ge36e\n"}]}