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diff --git a/Documentation/signoff-option.txt b/Documentation/signoff-option.txt new file mode 100644 index 0000000000..12aa2333e4 --- /dev/null +++ b/Documentation/signoff-option.txt @@ -0,0 +1,18 @@ +ifdef::git-commit[] +-s:: +endif::git-commit[] +--signoff:: +--no-signoff:: + Add a `Signed-off-by` trailer by the committer at the end of the commit + log message. The meaning of a signoff depends on the project + to which you're committing. For example, it may certify that + the committer has the rights to submit the work under the + project's license or agrees to some contributor representation, + such as a Developer Certificate of Origin. + (See http://developercertificate.org for the one used by the + Linux kernel and Git projects.) Consult the documentation or + leadership of the project to which you're contributing to + understand how the signoffs are used in that project. ++ +The --no-signoff option can be used to countermand an earlier --signoff +option on the command line. |