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diff --git a/Documentation/signoff-option.adoc b/Documentation/signoff-option.adoc new file mode 100644 index 0000000000..cddfb225d1 --- /dev/null +++ b/Documentation/signoff-option.adoc @@ -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 https://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. |