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[PATCH 2/3] doc: document history signing options

From
SSouma <git@5ouma.me>
Date
Jul 3, 2026, 14:50 UTC
Message-ID
<20260703145037.69832-3-git@5ouma.me>
In-Reply-To
<20260703145037.69832-1-git@5ouma.me>

The history manual and usage text should describe the signing controls now accepted by fixup, reword, and split.

Document -S/--gpg-sign and --no-gpg-sign with the same key-id spelling and configuration override behavior used by commit-style signing options.

Signed-off-by: Souma <git@5ouma.me>
---
 Documentation/git-history.adoc | 14 +++++++++++---
 1 file changed, 11 insertions(+), 3 deletions(-)
diff --git a/Documentation/git-history.adoc b/Documentation/git-history.adoc
index 2ba8121795..a1dd5c8580 100644
--- a/Documentation/git-history.adoc
+++ b/Documentation/git-history.adoc
@@ -8,9 +8,9 @@ git-history - EXPERIMENTAL: Rewrite history
 SYNOPSIS
 --------
 [synopsis]
-git history fixup <commit> [--dry-run] [--update-refs=(branches|head)] [--reedit-message] [--empty=(drop|keep|abort)]
-git history reword <commit> [--dry-run] [--update-refs=(branches|head)]
-git history split <commit> [--dry-run] [--update-refs=(branches|head)] [--] [<pathspec>...]
+git history fixup <commit> [--dry-run] [--update-refs=(branches|head)] [--reedit-message] [--empty=(drop|keep|abort)] [--[no-]gpg-sign[=<key-id>]]
+git history reword <commit> [--dry-run] [--update-refs=(branches|head)] [--[no-]gpg-sign[=<key-id>]]
+git history split <commit> [--dry-run] [--update-refs=(branches|head)] [--[no-]gpg-sign[=<key-id>]] [--] [<pathspec>...]
 
 DESCRIPTION
 -----------
@@ -109,6 +109,14 @@ OPTIONS
 `--reedit-message`::
 	Open an editor to modify the target commit's message.
 
+`-S[<key-id>]`::
+`--gpg-sign[=<key-id>]`::
+`--no-gpg-sign`::
+	GPG-sign rewritten commits. The _<key-id>_ argument is optional and
+	defaults to the committer identity; if specified, it must be stuck to
+	the option without a space. `--no-gpg-sign` is useful to countermand
+	both `commit.gpgSign` configuration and earlier `--gpg-sign`.
+
 `--empty=(drop|keep|abort)`::
 	Control what happens when a commit becomes empty as a result of the
 	fixup. This can happen in two situations:
-- 
2.55.0
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  1. 0/3 history: sign rewritten commitsSouma, Jul 3, 2026
  2. 1/3 builtin/history: sign rewritten commitsSouma, Jul 3, 2026
  3. Patrick SteinhardtJul 16, 2026
  4. 2/3 doc: document history signing optionsSouma, Jul 3, 2026
  5. Patrick SteinhardtJul 16, 2026
  6. 3/3 t345x: cover signed history rewritesSouma, Jul 3, 2026
  7. 0/2 history: support signing rewritten commitsSouma, Jul 17, 2026
  8. 1/2 replay: allow callers to sign commitsSouma, Jul 17, 2026
  9. Patrick SteinhardtSep 11, 2026
  10. 2/2 builtin/history: sign rewritten commitsSouma, Jul 17, 2026
  11. Patrick SteinhardtSep 11, 2026
  12. 0/2 history: support signing rewritten commitsSouma, Sep 12, 2026
  13. 1/2 replay: allow callers to sign commitsSouma, Sep 12, 2026
  14. Patrick SteinhardtSep 28, 2026
  15. 2/2 history: sign rewritten commitsSouma, Sep 12, 2026
  16. Patrick SteinhardtSep 28, 2026
  17. Junio C HamanoSep 28, 2026
  18. Junio C HamanoSep 28, 2026
  19. SoumaSep 28, 2026
  20. 0/2 history: sign rewritten commitsSouma, Oct 2, 2026
  21. Junio C HamanoOct 2, 2026
  22. SoumaOct 3, 2026
  23. 1/2 replay: allow callers to sign commitsSouma, Oct 2, 2026
  24. 2/2 history: sign rewritten commitsSouma, Oct 2, 2026
  25. 0/2 history: sign rewritten commitsSouma, Oct 3, 2026
  26. Junio C HamanoOct 4, 2026
  27. SoumaOct 5, 2026
  28. Junio C HamanoOct 6, 2026
  29. 1/2 replay: allow callers to sign commitsSouma, Oct 3, 2026
  30. 2/2 history: sign rewritten commitsSouma, Oct 3, 2026

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