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Re: git-commit does not signoff using name supplied by --author

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bain <bain@devslashzero.com>
Date
Oct 17, 2008, 10:31 UTC
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> If i use git-commit --author "A U Thor <author.example.net>" -s it
> still uses my global author.name and author.email to add signoff
> message.
>
> Is this expected behavior?
Never mind...

Looking at the code i found out commiter name/email is used to signoff, which is correct and can be different than author.

BAIN
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