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From: "Jan Krüger" <jk@jk•gs>
To: Git ML <git@vger•kernel.org>
Subject: [PATCH] Documentation: commit: explain the non-meaning of S-o-b
Date: Tue, 1 Dec 2009 23:25:20 +0100	[thread overview]
Message-ID: <20091201232520.45579cbb@perceptron> (raw)

In the manpage for git commit, the option --signoff is mentioned but
there is no explanation of what it actually means. Add a brief hint that
S-o-b doesn't have a pre-defined meaning.

Signed-off-by: Jan Krüger <jk@jk•gs>
---
 Documentation/git-commit.txt |    3 ++-
 1 files changed, 2 insertions(+), 1 deletions(-)

diff --git a/Documentation/git-commit.txt b/Documentation/git-commit.txt
index d227cec..cae510b 100644
--- a/Documentation/git-commit.txt
+++ b/Documentation/git-commit.txt
@@ -100,7 +100,8 @@ OPTIONS
 -s::
 --signoff::
 	Add Signed-off-by line by the committer at the end of the commit
-	log message.
+	log message. This line has no inherent meaning; what it stands for
+	is up to whoever includes this commit in a repository.
 
 -n::
 --no-verify::
-- 
1.6.5.3.171.ge36e

             reply	other threads:[~2009-12-01 22:25 UTC|newest]

Thread overview: 3+ messages / expand[flat|nested]  mbox.gz  Atom feed  top
2009-12-01 22:25 Jan Krüger [this message]
  -- strict thread matches above, loose matches on Subject: below --
2009-12-28 18:40 [PATCH] Documentation: commit: explain the non-meaning of S-o-b Jan Krüger
2009-12-29  7:54 ` Junio C Hamano

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