git/Documentation/signoff-option.txt

ifdef::git-commit[]
-s::
endif::git-commit[]
--signoff::
--no-signoff::
	Add Signed-off-by line by the committer at the end of the commit
	log message.  The meaning of a signoff depends on the project,
	but it typically certifies that committer has
	the rights to submit this work under the same license and
	agrees to a Developer Certificate of Origin
	(see http://developercertificate.org/ for more information).
+
The --no-signoff option can be used to countermand an earlier --signoff
option on the command line.
doc: preparatory clean-up of description on the sign-off option Almost identical text on the signed-off-by trailer appears in the documentation for "git commit" and "git merge" and its friends. Introduce a new signoff-option.txt file to be shared. A couple of things of note are: - The short-form "-s" is available only in "git commit", but not in commands that are friends of "git merge", as it is used as a short-hand for "--strategy". - The original lacks description on the negated "--no-signoff" form on "git commit" side, but it equally is applicable. It however was unclear in the original text that not adding a Signed-off-by trailer is the default, so rephrase to explain it as a way to countermand a --signoff option that appeared earlier on the same command line. This is in preparation to apply a further clarification on what exactly the Signed-off-by trailer means. Suggested-by: Philippe Blain <levraiphilippeblain@gmail.com> Signed-off-by: Junio C Hamano <gitster@pobox.com> Reviewed-by: Taylor Blau <me@ttaylorr.com> Reviewed-by: Bradley M. Kuhn <bkuhn@sfconservancy.org> Signed-off-by: Junio C Hamano <gitster@pobox.com> 4 years ago			`ifdef::git-commit[]`
			`-s::`
			`endif::git-commit[]`
			`--signoff::`
			`--no-signoff::`
			`Add Signed-off-by line by the committer at the end of the commit`
			`log message. The meaning of a signoff depends on the project,`
			`but it typically certifies that committer has`
			`the rights to submit this work under the same license and`
			`agrees to a Developer Certificate of Origin`
			`(see http://developercertificate.org/ for more information).`
			`+`
			`The --no-signoff option can be used to countermand an earlier --signoff`
			`option on the command line.`