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Re: git format-patch --signoff

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brian m. carlson <sandals@crustytoothpaste.net>
Date
Oct 21, 2021, 21:33 UTC
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On 2021-10-21 at 21:22:10, Michał Mirosław wrote:
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> Hi.
> 
> I just noticed that `git format-patch --signoff` adds the 'Signed-off-by'
> line even if the exact same line is already present in the commit message.
> Could this be avoided in the tool?

Just so I understand correctly, does it do this even if the existing sign-off is last (or the only one), or only if the sign-off is not the last?

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brian m. carlson (he/him or they/them)
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