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[PATCH] hooks/pre-commit: add example to add Signed-off-by line to message

From
Johannes Schindelin <johannes.schindelin@gmx.de>
Date
Nov 29, 2006, 11:20 UTC
Message-ID
<Pine.LNX.4.63.0611291219190.30004@wbgn013.biozentrum.uni-wuerzburg.de>

It is good to have an example of how to supply a template for the commit message anyway.

Signed-off-by: Johannes Schindelin <Johannes.Schindelin@gmx.de>
---
 templates/hooks--pre-commit |    7 +++++++
 1 files changed, 7 insertions(+), 0 deletions(-)
diff --git a/templates/hooks--pre-commit b/templates/hooks--pre-commit
index 723a9ef..931f127 100644
--- a/templates/hooks--pre-commit
+++ b/templates/hooks--pre-commit
@@ -7,6 +7,13 @@
 #
 # To enable this hook, make this file executable.
 
+# Uncomment this to add a Signed-off-by line to the message.
+
+# . git-sh-setup
+# git var GIT_AUTHOR_IDENT | \
+# sed -n "s/^\(.*\) [0-9]\+ [-+][0-9]\+$/Signed-off-by: \1/p" \
+# > $GIT_DIR/SQUASH_MSG
+
 # This is slightly modified from Andrew Morton's Perfect Patch.
 # Lines you introduce should not have trailing whitespace.
 # Also check for an indentation that has SP before a TAB.
-- 
1.4.4.1.gb475
Next: Andy Parkins
Message 1 of 11 in “hooks/pre-commit: add example to add Signed-off-by line to message”
  1. hooks/pre-commit: add example to add Signed-off-by line to messageJohannes Schindelin, Nov 29, 2006
  2. Andy ParkinsDec 20, 2006
  3. hooks/pre-commit: add example to add Signed-off-by line to messageAndy Parkins, Dec 20, 2006
  4. Johannes SchindelinDec 20, 2006
  5. Junio C HamanoDec 20, 2006
  6. Johannes SchindelinDec 20, 2006
  7. Junio C HamanoDec 20, 2006
  8. Johannes SchindelinDec 21, 2006
  9. hooks/commit-msg: add example to add Signed-off-by line to messageAndy Parkins, Dec 21, 2006
  10. Junio C HamanoDec 22, 2006
  11. Andy ParkinsDec 22, 2006

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