From: Abhijit Bhopatkar Date: Sat, 18 Oct 2008 03:35:16 GMT Subject: [PATCH] Documentation: Better explain git-commit --author implications Message-ID: <48F95974.3010503@devslashzero.com> '--author' changes the author name and email, but the documentation was not clear that it will not affect the '--signoff' option which will still use the user's name and email from the git settings. Signed-off-by: Abhijit Bhopatkar --- Documentation/git-commit.txt | 4 +++- 1 files changed, 3 insertions(+), 1 deletions(-) diff --git a/Documentation/git-commit.txt b/Documentation/git-commit.txt index eb05b0f..17b69fa 100644 --- a/Documentation/git-commit.txt +++ b/Documentation/git-commit.txt @@ -78,7 +78,8 @@ OPTIONS Override the author name used in the commit. You can use the standard `A U Thor ` format. Otherwise, an existing commit that matches the given string and its author - name is used. + name is used. This has no effect on singoff line which will + still use commiter name and email . -m :: --message=:: @@ -95,6 +96,7 @@ OPTIONS -s:: --signoff:: Add Signed-off-by line at the end of the commit message. + '--author' option has no effect on this line. -n:: --no-verify:: -- 1.5.6.3