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authorJunio C Hamano <gitster@pobox.com>2020-11-02 13:17:39 -0800
committerJunio C Hamano <gitster@pobox.com>2020-11-02 13:17:39 -0800
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parent3abd4a67d912e0c0980aa34def6ea55ebde84947 (diff)
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Merge branch 'bk/sob-dco'
Document that the meaning of a Signed-off-by trailer can vary from project to project in the end-user documentation, and clarify what it means to this project. * bk/sob-dco: Documentation: stylistically normalize references to Signed-off-by: SubmittingPatches: clarify DCO is our --signoff rule Documentation: clarify and expand description of --signoff doc: preparatory clean-up of description on the sign-off option
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@@ -119,7 +119,7 @@ include::diff-options.txt[]
-s::
--signoff::
- Add `Signed-off-by:` line to the commit message, using
+ Add a `Signed-off-by` trailer to the commit message, using
the committer identity of yourself.
See the signoff option in linkgit:git-commit[1] for more information.