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[PATCH] Documentation: Clarify '--signoff' for git-commit

From
Abhijit Bhopatkar <bain@devslashzero.com>
Date
Oct 19, 2008, 04:19 UTC
Message-ID
<48FAB54B.2020304@devslashzero.com>
In-Reply-To
<7vfxmuec46.fsf@gitster.siamese.dyndns.org>

'--signoff' uses commiter name always to add the signoff line, make it explicit in the documentation.

Signed-off-by: Abhijit Bhopatkar <bain@devslashzero.com>
---
 Documentation/git-commit.txt |    3 ++-
 1 files changed, 2 insertions(+), 1 deletions(-)
diff --git a/Documentation/git-commit.txt b/Documentation/git-commit.txt
index eb05b0f..713ab0a 100644
--- a/Documentation/git-commit.txt
+++ b/Documentation/git-commit.txt
@@ -94,7 +94,8 @@ OPTIONS

 -s::
 --signoff::
-	Add Signed-off-by line at the end of the commit message.
+	Add Signed-off-by line by the commiter at the end of the commit
+	log message.

 -n::
 --no-verify::

-- 
1.5.6.3
Previous: Junio C Hamano
Message 3 of 3 in “Documentation: Better explain git-commit --author implications”
  1. Documentation: Better explain git-commit --author implicationsAbhijit Bhopatkar, Oct 18, 2008
  2. Junio C HamanoOct 18, 2008
  3. Documentation: Clarify '--signoff' for git-commitAbhijit Bhopatkar, Oct 19, 2008

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